Current Time in Mérida, Mexico 🇲🇽
Lat/Long:
20.98° N,
89.62° W
Population: 1,201,000
Country:
🇲🇽
Mexico
IANA Timezone:
America/Merida
UTC Offset:
−06:00
Timezone:
CST
Daylight Saving Time:
No ❌
Standard Timezone Abbreviations used in Mexico:
CST,
EST,
MST,
PST
Daylight Saving Timezone Abbreviations used in Mexico:
CDT,
MDT,
PDT
Time in Mérida — FAQ
Answers refreshed each request based on Mérida's current local time, time zone, and DST status.
What time is it in Mérida right now?
The current local time in Mérida, Mexico is 13:38 (Wednesday, August 05, 2026). Mérida observes the America/Merida time zone, which is UTC-6 .
Which time zone does Mérida use?
Mérida uses America/Merida, an IANA time zone identifier. Use this identifier when configuring calendar apps, servers or scheduling software to ensure the correct UTC offset and daylight-saving rules are applied for Mérida.
Does Mérida observe daylight saving time?
Mérida is currently NOT on daylight saving time. DST transitions follow the rules of the IANA America/Merida time zone; the changeover dates differ from year to year and are applied automatically by all major operating systems.
What is the UTC offset for Mérida?
Right now Mérida is at UTC-6. The offset shifts by ±1 hour at daylight-saving transitions if Mérida observes DST.
When does the day change in Mérida?
Midnight in Mérida occurs when the local time displayed above reads 00:00 in the America/Merida zone. Since Mérida is at UTC-6, the date here is behind UTC by 6 hours.