Mexico’s (No) Clock-Time Changes in Spring & Fall 2024

Most of Mexico won’t change its clocks this spring & fall, but clock changes elsewhere will create time differences to note when you plan travels and meetings

Most of Mexico will not be changing its clocks this spring and fall, except for some Mexican municipalities along the northern border that synchronize their clocks with corresponding border cities in the US.

In 2022, the Mexican Chamber of Deputies and Senate approved a change in the law that abandoned the practice of the country’s clocks “springing forward” and “falling back” each year.

The law also allowed for specific exceptions for Baja California state, and border municipalities in the states of Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo Leon, and Tamaulipas to continue applying daylight savings to keep their border cities in sync with the US side.

Although Mexico won’t move its clocks this year, time changes will be apparent during spring and summer months for those in Mexico and dealing with the US and Europe as they do change their clocks.

Mexico’s Four Time Zones

Mexico’s territory has four time zones, which themselves remain unchanged and unaffected by the abandonment of Mexico’s seasonal clock changes.

The United States moves its clocks forward by one hour on Sunday March 10, and Europe moves its clocks forward by one hour on Sunday, March 31, 2024.

When the clocks in those other countries are moved forward in the spring:

Europe moves its clocks back again by one hour on Sunday October 27, and the United States moves its clocks back by one hour on Sunday November 3, 2024.

When the clocks in those other countries are moved back in the fall:

Time & Date — A Helpful Online Resource

You can find helpful and detailed clock-time information by specific country, region, and place using Time and Date.

Mexico has four time zones; most of the country does not change its clocks in the spring and the fall.