Mountain Time in Mexico

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Mountain Time in Mexico is the standard time zone observed in several northern and northwestern Mexican states, aligning with the Mountain Time Zone used in parts of the United States.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf time zone in Mexico
alignsWith Mountain Time Zone
surface form: Mountain Time Zone in the United States
coordinatedWith U.S. Mountain Time for cross‑border commerce
country Mexico
DSTAlignment often aligned with U.S. daylight saving schedule in border municipalities
DSTEndRule last Sunday in October (historically, may vary by reform)
DSTStartRule first Sunday in April (historically, may vary by reform)
governingAuthority Government of Mexico
Mexican Congress
surface form: Mexican Congress (for time zone legislation)

Secretariat of the Interior (Mexico)
surface form: Ministry of the Interior of Mexico
IANAZoneExample America/Chihuahua
America/Hermosillo
America/Mazatlan
America/Ojinaga
languageOfOfficialName Spanish
legalBasis Mexico Time Zones
surface form: Mexican federal time zone law
neighboringTimeZoneEast Mexico Time Zones
surface form: Central Time in Mexico
neighboringTimeZoneWest Pacific Time in Mexico
observedBySector broadcasting
federal government offices in covered states
transportation
observedInBorderRegionWith United States of America
surface form: United States
observedInMunicipality Chihuahua City
Ciudad Juárez
Culiacán
La Paz, Baja California Sur
Mazatlán, Mexico
surface form: Mazatlán
observedInRegion northern Mexico
northwestern Mexico
observedInState Baja California Sur
Chihuahua
Durango
Nayarit NERFINISHED
Sinaloa
Sonora
parts of Coahuila
parts of Nuevo León
parts of Tamaulipas
officialNameInSpanish Tiempo de la Montaña en México
timeStandard Coordinated Universal Time
typicalAbbreviationDaylight Mountain Daylight Time
surface form: MDT (Mountain Daylight Time)
typicalAbbreviationStandard MST (Mountain Standard Time)
usedFor domestic transportation timetables in covered states
scheduling cross‑border trade with U.S. Mountain states
usesDaylightSavingTime yes, in most municipalities
UTCoffsetDaylight UTC−06:00
UTCoffsetStandard UTC−07:00

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Mexico Time Zones includesTimeZone Mountain Time in Mexico