Chicago to Mexico City: time difference and best times to meet
Mexico City is 1 hour behind Chicago. Their working days overlap for 8 hours, from 10am to 6pm in Chicago (9am–5pm in Mexico City). The best time to schedule is 2pm Chicago time, which is 1pm in Mexico City.
America/Chicago
America/Mexico_City
Hour-by-hour overlap
Each row is one hour of the Chicago day and the matching hour in Mexico City. Adjust the working hours to match how your team actually works.
| Chicago | Mexico City | Suitable? |
|---|---|---|
| 9am | 8am | Working hours in Chicago only |
| 10am | 9am | Both cities at work |
| 11am | 10am | Both cities at work |
| 12pm | 11am | Both cities at work |
| 1pm | 12pm | Both cities at work |
| 2pm | 1pm | Both cities at work |
| 3pm | 2pm | Both cities at work |
| 4pm | 3pm | Both cities at work |
| 5pm | 4pm | Both cities at work |
| 6pm | 5pm | Working hours in Mexico City only |
Best times to propose
- 1. 2pm in Chicago · 1pm in Mexico City — Comfortable mid-day slot on both sides
- 2. 3pm in Chicago · 2pm in Mexico City — Comfortable mid-day slot on both sides
- 3. 1pm in Chicago · 12pm in Mexico City — Overlaps lunch on one side
Avoid 9am Chicago time and 6pm Chicago time — inside working hours locally but outside them for the other city.
When the gap changes in the next twelve months
- Sunday, November 1, 2026 — Mexico City goes from 1 hour behind to in the same time zone as Chicago.
- Sunday, March 14, 2027 — Mexico City goes from in the same time zone as to 1 hour behind Chicago.
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.
- Monday, October 12, 2026 — Indigenous Peoples' Day — Chicago is off, Mexico City is working.
- Wednesday, November 11, 2026 — Veterans Day — Chicago is off, Mexico City is working.
- Monday, November 16, 2026 — Revolution Day — Mexico City is off, Chicago is working.
- Thursday, November 26, 2026 — Thanksgiving Day — Chicago is off, Mexico City is working.
- Friday, December 25, 2026 — Christmas Day and Christmas Day; both cities are off.
With 8 shared working hours, Chicago 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 Chicago and Mexico City?
- Mexico City is currently 1 hour behind Chicago. That changes to in the same time zone as on Sunday, November 1, 2026, when one side shifts for daylight saving.
- When is the best time to schedule a meeting between Chicago and Mexico City?
- 2pm in Chicago, which is 1pm in Mexico City. Comfortable mid-day slot on both sides.
- How many hours do Chicago and Mexico City overlap?
- 8 hours, from 10am to 6pm Chicago time (9am–5pm in Mexico City).
- Does daylight saving change the Chicago–Mexico City gap?
- Yes. Over the next twelve months the difference changes 2 times: Sunday, November 1, 2026 (1 hour behind becomes in the same time zone as); Sunday, March 14, 2027 (in the same time zone as becomes 1 hour behind).
- Are there public holidays that affect Chicago–Mexico City meetings?
- Yes. The next is Monday, October 12, 2026 — a public holiday where Chicago is, but a normal working day in Mexico City.
Nearby pairs
Other meeting-time pages for Chicago
Sources
- 1.IANA. Time Zone Database
- 2.Nager.Date. Public holidays API · Retrieved