Cancún is located in Mexico and uses the America/Cancun timezone, currently EST (GMT-5) from UTC. Cancún does not observe daylight saving time. Sunrise is at 06:12 and sunset at 19:18 local time. The coordinates of Cancún are 21.16°N, 86.85°W.

Today Cancún gets 13 hours 6 minutes of daylight. Solar noon — when the sun is highest — falls at 12:45, about 45 minutes after clock noon.

Right now Cancún shares its EST (GMT-5) offset with Chicago, Houston, San Antonio, Dallas, Minneapolis, Austin. Clocks in these places read the same, even where the calendar date differs.

Frequently asked questions

What time zone is Cancún in?›

Cancún is in the America/Cancun timezone, currently EST (GMT-5) from UTC.

Does Cancún observe daylight saving time?›

No. Cancún does not observe daylight saving time. The UTC offset is always GMT-5.

What is the UTC offset for Cancún?›

Cancún is currently GMT-5 from UTC (EST (GMT-5)).

Times on this page were calculated on 11 September 2026.