Time zone in Guadalajara
Guadalajara is on Central Standard Time (CST, UTC-6) all year, with no daylight saving time. Its identifier in the international time zone database is America/Mexico_City: it is what your phone and computer use to show the right time there.
Mexico abolished daylight saving time in 2022. Since October 30, 2022, most of the country, Guadalajara included, stays on UTC-6 all year, so the gap with the United States changes in March and November.
Guadalajara shares its time with Mexico City.
Guadalajara is 461 km from Mexico City, the capital, and has the same time.
By the sun, noon in Guadalajara falls at about 12:53 PM (on average over the year). The city lies at 103.35° west, and every degree of longitude shifts the sun by 4 minutes. The clock runs well ahead of the sun here, so mornings stay dark late and evenings stay light late. See the sunrise and sunset times in Guadalajara.
Time difference with major cities
When it is 12:00 PM (noon) in Guadalajara, it is:
| City | January | July |
|---|---|---|
| New York | 1:00 PM | 2:00 PM |
| Los Angeles | 10:00 AM | 11:00 AM |
| London | 6:00 PM | 7:00 PM |
| Paris | 7:00 PM | 8:00 PM |
| Tokyo | 3:00 AM, next day | 3:00 AM, next day |
| Sydney | 5:00 AM, next day | 4:00 AM, next day |
The gap with New York, Los Angeles, London, Paris and Sydney changes by one hour during the year: these cities use daylight saving time, Guadalajara does not.
Best time to call Guadalajara from New York
To reach someone at work in Guadalajara from New York: in January, the best window is from 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM in New York, which is 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Guadalajara. In July, the best window is from 11:00 AM to 8:00 PM in New York, which is 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Guadalajara.
For any other city, use the time zone converter or add it to the world clock.