IANA Name: America/Cancun
Standard Offset: UTC −05:00
Daylight Saving: No
Currently Observing DST: No ❌
FAQ — America/Cancun
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The current local time in America/Cancun is 12:16:34. America/Cancun is currently UTC-05:00. Compare with all major time zones.
America/Cancun is an IANA (Internet Assigned Numbers Authority) time zone identifier. IANA names use a Region/City format (e.g. Europe/London, America/New_York) and are the global standard used by Unix, Linux, macOS, Java, Python, and most modern software. Browse the full list of IANA time zones.
No — America/Cancun does not observe Daylight Saving Time. Its offset stays at EST UTC-05:00 year-round.
Major cities in America/Cancun include Cancún, Chetumal, Cozumel, Playa del Carmen. Each city's local time, sunrise/sunset and weather are on its individual page.
America/Cancun is used (in whole or in part) by Mexico. See the time zone map for a geographic view of all zones.
Use the time zone converter to translate between America/Cancun and any other zone. The converter handles DST transitions automatically and accepts either IANA names or city names as inputs.