Berlin to Mexico City: time difference and best times to meet
Mexico City is 8 hours behind Berlin. Their working days overlap for 1 hour, from 5pm to 6pm in Berlin (9am–10am in Mexico City). The best time to schedule is 5pm Berlin time, which is 9am in Mexico City.
Europe/Berlin
America/Mexico_City
Hour-by-hour overlap
Each row is one hour of the Berlin day and the matching hour in Mexico City. Adjust the working hours to match how your team actually works.
| Berlin | Mexico City | Suitable? |
|---|---|---|
| 12am | 4pm | Working hours in Mexico City only |
| 1am | 5pm | Working hours in Mexico City only |
| 9am | 1am | Working hours in Berlin only |
| 10am | 2am | Working hours in Berlin only |
| 11am | 3am | Working hours in Berlin only |
| 12pm | 4am | Working hours in Berlin only |
| 1pm | 5am | Working hours in Berlin only |
| 2pm | 6am | Working hours in Berlin only |
| 3pm | 7am | Working hours in Berlin only |
| 4pm | 8am | Working hours in Berlin only |
| 5pm | 9am | Both cities at work |
| 6pm | 10am | Working hours in Mexico City only |
| 7pm | 11am | Working hours in Mexico City only |
| 8pm | 12pm | Working hours in Mexico City only |
| 9pm | 1pm | Working hours in Mexico City only |
| 10pm | 2pm | Working hours in Mexico City only |
| 11pm | 3pm | Working hours in Mexico City only |
Best times to propose
- 1. 5pm in Berlin · 9am in Mexico City — Right at the edge of someone's day
Avoid 12am Berlin time and 1am Berlin time — only the other city is at work.
When the gap changes in the next twelve months
- Sunday, October 25, 2026 — Mexico City goes from 8 hours behind to 7 hours behind Berlin.
- Sunday, March 28, 2027 — Mexico City goes from 7 hours behind to 8 hours behind Berlin.
Recurring meetings set as a fixed clock time in one city will move by an hour for the other on these dates.
Public holidays to avoid
Dates where one side is off work while the other is not are the most common cause of no-shows on this route.
- Sunday, September 20, 2026 — World Children's Day — Berlin is off, Mexico City is working.
- Saturday, October 3, 2026 — German Unity Day — Berlin is off, Mexico City is working.
- Saturday, October 31, 2026 — Reformation Day — Berlin is off, Mexico City is working.
- Sunday, November 1, 2026 — All Saints' Day — Berlin is off, Mexico City is working.
- Monday, November 16, 2026 — Revolution Day — Mexico City is off, Berlin is working.
- Wednesday, November 18, 2026 — Repentance and Prayer Day — Berlin is off, Mexico City is working.
- Friday, December 25, 2026 — Christmas Day and Christmas Day; both cities are off.
- Saturday, December 26, 2026 — St. Stephen's Day — Berlin is off, Mexico City is working.
With 1 shared working hours, Berlin and Mexico City can run standing meetings without anyone giving up an evening — as long as the slot sits inside that window on both sides of the next clock change.
Sending a booking link avoids the arithmetic entirely: each side picks a time in their own zone and both calendars get the correct local time, including after a daylight-saving change. See how LemCall handles cross-timezone bookings.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the time difference between Berlin and Mexico City?
- Mexico City is currently 8 hours behind Berlin. That changes to 7 hours behind on Sunday, October 25, 2026, when one side shifts for daylight saving.
- When is the best time to schedule a meeting between Berlin and Mexico City?
- 5pm in Berlin, which is 9am in Mexico City. Right at the edge of someone's day.
- How many hours do Berlin and Mexico City overlap?
- 1 hours, from 5pm to 6pm Berlin time (9am–10am in Mexico City).
- Does daylight saving change the Berlin–Mexico City gap?
- Yes. Over the next twelve months the difference changes 2 times: Sunday, October 25, 2026 (8 hours behind becomes 7 hours behind); Sunday, March 28, 2027 (7 hours behind becomes 8 hours behind).
- Are there public holidays that affect Berlin–Mexico City meetings?
- Yes. The next is Sunday, September 20, 2026 — a public holiday where Berlin is, but a normal working day in Mexico City.
Nearby pairs
Other meeting-time pages for Berlin
Sources
- 1.IANA. Time Zone Database
- 2.Nager.Date. Public holidays API · Retrieved