Time difference between San Francisco and Cancún

Does the gap change?

The gap isn't fixed. San Francisco changes its clocks for daylight saving time and Cancún doesn't, so the difference moves during the year:

• From around March 15, 2027: Cancún ahead by 2 hours
• From around November 8, 2027: Cancún ahead by 3 hours

Best time to meet

Office hours in Cancún and San Francisco overlap for about 5 hours a day, from 9 AM to 2 PM in San Francisco (12 PM to 5 PM in Cancún).

City details

• Time zone and daylight saving in San Francisco
• Time zone and daylight saving in Cancún

San Francisco to Cancún, hour by hour

San Francisco		Cancún
12 AM	Night	3 AM	Night
1 AM	Night	4 AM	Night
2 AM	Night	5 AM	Night
3 AM	Night	6 AM	Night
4 AM	Night	7 AM	Early or late
5 AM	Night	8 AM	Early or late
6 AM	Night	9 AM	Work hours
7 AM	Early or late	10 AM	Work hours
8 AM	Early or late	11 AM	Work hours
9 AM	Work hours	12 PM	Work hours
10 AM	Work hours	1 PM	Work hours
11 AM	Work hours	2 PM	Work hours
12 PM	Work hours	3 PM	Work hours
1 PM	Work hours	4 PM	Work hours
2 PM	Work hours	5 PM	Early or late
3 PM	Work hours	6 PM	Early or late
4 PM	Work hours	7 PM	Early or late
5 PM	Early or late	8 PM	Early or late
6 PM	Early or late	9 PM	Early or late
7 PM	Early or late	10 PM	Night
8 PM	Early or late	11 PM	Night
9 PM	Early or late	12 AM (Mon)	Night
10 PM	Night	1 AM (Mon)	Night
11 PM	Night	2 AM (Mon)	Night

Based on today's clocks. Work hours are 9 AM to 5 PM.