Mexico City to Sydney: time difference and best times to meet

Sydney is 16 hours ahead of Mexico City. Their working days overlap for 1 hour, from 5pm to 6pm in Mexico City (9am–10am in Sydney). The best time to schedule is 5pm Mexico City time, which is 9am in Sydney.

By LemCall EditorialUpdated September 19, 2026

Mexico City

22:00

America/Mexico_City

Sydney

14:00

Australia/Sydney

Hour-by-hour overlap

Each row is one hour of the Mexico City day and the matching hour in Sydney. Adjust the working hours to match how your team actually works.

Day starts

Day ends

Mexico City	Sydney	Suitable?
12am	4pm	Working hours in Sydney only
1am	5pm	Working hours in Sydney only
9am	1am	Working hours in Mexico City only
10am	2am	Working hours in Mexico City only
11am	3am	Working hours in Mexico City only
12pm	4am	Working hours in Mexico City only
1pm	5am	Working hours in Mexico City only
2pm	6am	Working hours in Mexico City only
3pm	7am	Working hours in Mexico City only
4pm	8am	Working hours in Mexico City only
5pm	9am	Both cities at work
6pm	10am	Working hours in Sydney only
7pm	11am	Working hours in Sydney only
8pm	12pm	Working hours in Sydney only
9pm	1pm	Working hours in Sydney only
10pm	2pm	Working hours in Sydney only
11pm	3pm	Working hours in Sydney only

Best times to propose

1. 5pm in Mexico City · 9am in Sydney — Right at the edge of someone's day

Avoid 12am Mexico City time and 1am Mexico City time — only the other city is at work.

When the gap changes in the next twelve months

Sunday, October 4, 2026 — Sydney goes from 16 hours ahead of to 17 hours ahead of Mexico City.
Sunday, April 4, 2027 — Sydney goes from 17 hours ahead of to 16 hours ahead of Mexico City.

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.

Friday, September 25, 2026 — Friday before AFL Grand Final — Sydney is off, Mexico City is working.
Monday, September 28, 2026 — King's Birthday — Sydney is off, Mexico City is working.
Monday, October 5, 2026 — King's Birthday — Sydney is off, Mexico City is working.
Tuesday, November 3, 2026 — Melbourne Cup — Sydney is off, Mexico City is working.
Monday, November 16, 2026 — Revolution Day — Mexico City is off, Sydney is working.
Friday, December 25, 2026 — Christmas Day and Christmas Day; both cities are off.
Monday, December 28, 2026 — St. Stephen's Day — Sydney is off, Mexico City is working.

With 1 shared working hours, Mexico City and Sydney 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 Mexico City and Sydney?: Sydney is currently 16 hours ahead of Mexico City. That changes to 17 hours ahead of on Sunday, October 4, 2026, when one side shifts for daylight saving.
When is the best time to schedule a meeting between Mexico City and Sydney?: 5pm in Mexico City, which is 9am in Sydney. Right at the edge of someone's day.
How many hours do Mexico City and Sydney overlap?: 1 hours, from 5pm to 6pm Mexico City time (9am–10am in Sydney).
Does daylight saving change the Mexico City–Sydney gap?: Yes. Over the next twelve months the difference changes 2 times: Sunday, October 4, 2026 (16 hours ahead of becomes 17 hours ahead of); Sunday, April 4, 2027 (17 hours ahead of becomes 16 hours ahead of).
Are there public holidays that affect Mexico City–Sydney meetings?: Yes. The next is Friday, September 25, 2026 — a public holiday where Sydney is, but a normal working day in Mexico City.

Nearby pairs

Sources

1.IANA. Time Zone Database
2.Nager.Date. Public holidays API · Retrieved 2026-09-19