Havana
Cuba
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GMT-5 · UTC-5 1 hour difference
Mexico City
Mexico
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CST · UTC-6 Convert Havana (GMT-5) to Mexico City (CST) Time — 1 hour apart
America/Havana · GMT-5 · UTC-5 | America/Mexico_City · CST · UTC-6 · 1 hour difference · 488 cities · DST applies
24-Hour Overlap Timeline
✅ Overlap: 10:00 AM–6:00 PM in Havana · 9:00 AM–5:00 PM in Mexico City (8h window)
⚠ Havana observes daylight saving time — offset may vary by up to 1 hour seasonally
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| 🇨🇺 Havana UTC-5 | 7p | 8p | 9p | 10p | 11p | 12a | 1a | 2a | 3a | 4a | 5a | 6a | 7a | 8a | 9a | 10a | 11a | 12p | 1p | 2p | 3p | 4p | 5p | 6p |
| 🇲🇽 Mexico City UTC-6 | 6p | 7p | 8p | 9p | 10p | 11p | 12a | 1a | 2a | 3a | 4a | 5a | 6a | 7a | 8a | 9a | 10a | 11a | 12p | 1p | 2p | 3p | 4p | 5p |
Both working Working Off hours Sleeping Now
Key Facts: Havana (GMT-5) vs Mexico City (CST)
Time Gap
1h
Havana ahead
May vary ±1h (DST)
DST Status
⏰ Havana
Observes DST
✅ Mexico City: No DST
Cities in GMT-5
52
Largest: Havana
2,089,532 pop.
Overlap Window
8h window
10:00 AM – 6:00 PM (GMT-5)
9:00 AM – 5:00 PM (CST)
Find Cities in Havana & Mexico City Timezones
The GMT-5 and CST timezones are separated by 1 hour. Havana is the largest city in the America/Havana zone and Mexico City is the largest in America/Mexico_City. Havana observes daylight saving time — the difference may change by 1 hour seasonally. For scheduling between these regions, the key fact is: there are 8 hours of mutual business-hours overlap each day.
Best Times to Schedule Calls: Havana (GMT-5) ↔ Mexico City (CST)
| Havana (GMT-5) | Mexico City (CST) | Quality |
|---|---|---|
| 6:00 AM | 5:00 AM | ❌ |
| 7:00 AM | 6:00 AM | ❌ |
| 8:00 AM | 7:00 AM | ⚠️ |
| 9:00 AM | 8:00 AM | ⚠️ |
| 10:00 AM | 9:00 AM | ✅ |
| 11:00 AM | 10:00 AM | ✅ |
| 12:00 PM | 11:00 AM | ✅ |
| 1:00 PM | 12:00 PM | ✅ |
| 2:00 PM | 1:00 PM | ✅ |
| 3:00 PM | 2:00 PM | ✅ |
| 4:00 PM | 3:00 PM | ✅ |
| 5:00 PM | 4:00 PM | ✅ |
| 6:00 PM | 5:00 PM | ⚠️ |
| 7:00 PM | 6:00 PM | ⚠️ |
| 8:00 PM | 7:00 PM | ❌ |
| 9:00 PM | 8:00 PM | ❌ |
| 10:00 PM | 9:00 PM | ❌ |
Work hours defined as 09:00–18:00 local time. ✅ Both in work hours ⚠️ Borderline ❌ Outside work hours.
GMT-5 to CST: Complete 24-Hour Time Conversion Table
| Havana (GMT-5) | Mexico City (CST) | IST (UTC+5:30) |
|---|---|---|
| 12:00 AM | 11:00 PM −1 | 10:30 AM |
| ← Date changes in Mexico City → | ||
| 1:00 AM | 12:00 AM | 11:30 AM |
| 2:00 AM | 1:00 AM | 12:30 PM |
| 3:00 AM | 2:00 AM | 1:30 PM |
| 4:00 AM | 3:00 AM | 2:30 PM |
| 5:00 AM | 4:00 AM | 3:30 PM |
| 6:00 AM | 5:00 AM | 4:30 PM |
| 7:00 AM | 6:00 AM | 5:30 PM |
| 8:00 AM | 7:00 AM | 6:30 PM |
| 9:00 AM | 8:00 AM | 7:30 PM |
| 10:00 AM | 9:00 AM | 8:30 PM |
| 11:00 AM | 10:00 AM | 9:30 PM |
| 12:00 PM | 11:00 AM | 10:30 PM |
| 1:00 PM | 12:00 PM | 11:30 PM |
| 2:00 PM | 1:00 PM | 12:30 AM |
| 3:00 PM | 2:00 PM | 1:30 AM |
| 4:00 PM | 3:00 PM | 2:30 AM |
| 5:00 PM | 4:00 PM | 3:30 AM |
| 6:00 PM | 5:00 PM | 4:30 AM |
| 7:00 PM | 6:00 PM | 5:30 AM |
| 8:00 PM | 7:00 PM | 6:30 AM |
| 9:00 PM | 8:00 PM | 7:30 AM |
| 10:00 PM | 9:00 PM | 8:30 AM |
| 11:00 PM | 10:00 PM | 9:30 AM |
IST (India Standard Time, UTC+5:30) shown as reference for Indian users. +1/−1 indicates a different calendar day.
52 Cities in Havana (GMT-5) & 436 Cities in Mexico City (CST) — Page 1 of 3
Havana & 51 more — Havana (GMT-5, UTC-5)
- Havana, CU 2.1M
- Santiago de Cuba, CU 445K
- Holguin, CU 350K
- Camaguey, CU 322K
- Santa Clara, CU 247K
- Bayamo, CU 235K
- Guantanamo, CU 228K
- Carlos Manuel de Cespedes, CU 224K
- Arroyo Naranjo, CU 210K
- Las Tunas, CU 202K
- Pinar del Rio, CU 189K
- Cienfuegos, CU 165K
- San Miguel del Padron, CU 161K
- Matanzas, CU 152K
- Manzanillo, CU 151K
La Lisa, CUCiego de Avila, CUSancti Spiritus, CUMarianao, CUCentro Habana, CUCerro, CUPalma Soriano, CUGuanabacoa, CUContramaestre, CUMayari, CUPuerto Padre, CUSan Luis, CUJaguey Grande, CUConsolacion del Sur, CUCardenas, CUSan Jose de las Lajas, CUBaracoa, CUTrinidad, CUCotorro, CUMoa, CUColon, CUFlorida, CUPlacetas, CUGibara, CUGuines, CUManicaragua, CUYara, CUMoron, CUArtemisa, CUJiguani, CUJovellanos, CUCamajuani, CUBartolome Maso, CUSanta Lucia, CUYaguajay, CUSagua la Grande, CURanchuelo, CU
Mexico City & 435 more — Mexico City (CST, UTC-6)
- Mexico City, MX 21.8M
- Guadalajara, MX 5.5M
- Monterrey, MX 5.3M
- Guatemala City, GT 3.0M
- Toluca, MX 2.5M
- Ecatepec, MX 1.7M
- Leon de los Aldama, MX 1.6M
- Puebla, MX 1.6M
- San Jose, CR 1.5M
- San Salvador, SV 1.5M
- Zapopan, MX 1.5M
- Comayaguela, HN 1.3M
- Tegucigalpa, HN 1.2M
- Nezahualcoyotl, MX 1.1M
- Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl, MX 1.1M
Managua, NIMorelia, MXAguascalientes, MXChihuahua, MXNaucalpan de Juarez, MXMerida, MXSaltillo, MXQueretaro, MXSan Luis Potosi, MXSan Pedro Sula, HNGuadalupe, MXAcapulco de Juarez, MXTlaquepaque, MXDurango, MXTlalnepantla, MXChimalhuacan, MXIrapuato, MXTuxtla, MXTonala, MXIxtapaluca, MXMixco, GTCiudad Apodaca, MXTultitlan de Mariano Escobedo, MXVilla Nueva, GTCiudad Lopez Mateos, MXCiudad General Escobedo, MXSan Nicolas de los Garza, MXVeracruz, MXXalapa, MXCelaya, MXNicolas Romero, MXTecamac, MXMinatitlan, MXVillahermosa, MXCuernavaca, MXUruapan, MXSoledad de Graciano Sanchez, MXGomez Palacio, MXSalamanca, MXTehuacan, MXCoatzacoalcos, MXChalco, MXCiudad Benito Juarez, MXCiudad Santa Catarina, MXCiudad Victoria, MXLa Pena, MXSan Juan del Rio, MXOaxaca, MXPachuca, MXTampico, MXCoacalco, MXSan Miguel, SVHuixquilucan, MXSan Juan Sacatepequez, GTSoyapango, SVSanta Ana, SVSaskatoon, CASan Pedro Carcha, GTCampeche, MXCarmen, MXMonclova, MXGarcia, MXFresnillo, MXCoban, GTCholoma, HNRegina, CAChilpancingo, MXPuerto Vallarta, MXTapachula, MXJiutepec, MXComalcalco, MXZamora, MXQuetzaltenango, GTCordoba, MXApopa, SVLa Ceiba, HNCiudad Madero, MXCuautla, MXGuanajuato, MXCholula de Rivadabia, MXJalapa, GTCiudad del Carmen, MXManzanillo, MXPoza Rica de Hidalgo, MXEl Progreso, HNSan Cristobal, MXCuauhtemoc, MXCuautitlan, MXCiudad Valles, MXLeon, NISanta Maria Texmelucan, MXChicoloapan, MXLagos de Moreno, MXTonacatepeque, SVEscuintla, GTVilla Canales, GTJutiapa, GTSan Martin Texmelucan de Labastida, MXSan Marcos, CRTuxtepec, MXSan Andres Tuxtla, MXPapantla de Olarte, MXMacuspana, MXIxtlahuaca, MXCiudad Choluteca, HNAmatitlan, GTTulancingo, MXChichicastenango, GTDelicias, MXValle de Santiago, MXVillanueva, HNPenjamo, MXVilla de Alvarez, MXZacatecas, MXPesqueria, MXTipitapa, NIColima, MXComayagua, HNIlopango, SVMejicanos, SVTepatitlan de Morelos, MXLas Maravillas, MXCuautitlan Izcalli, MXSanta Tecla, SVKanasin, MXMasaya, NICunduacan, MXHuehuetenango, GTZinacantepec, MXAhuachapan, SVMatagalpa, NITultepec, MXPetapa, GTApatzingan de la Constitucion, MXSanta Lucia Cotzumalguapa, GTCiudad Sandino, NIDelgado, SVJuticalpa, HNChinautla, GTOrizaba, MXSan Pedro Garza Garcia, MXCiudad Hidalgo, MXPuerto Cortes, HNChinandega, NIChilapa de Alvarez, MXCoatepeque, GTTizayuca, MXTotonicapan, GTMiramar, MXIguala de la Independencia, MXMatamoros, MXCatacamas, HNChimaltenango, GTTecoman, MXTemixco, MXEl Pueblito, MXCiudad Guzman, MXTlapacoyan, MXComitan, MXTecpan Guatemala, GTPochuta, GTEsteli, NISan Martin, SVChilon, MXChiquimula, GTPuerto Barrios, GTSan Antonio la Isla, MXSan Antonio Enchisi, MXMartinez de la Torre, MXRetalhuleu, GTMalacatan, GTSan Francisco de la Piedad, MXJoyabaj, GTMorales, GTOcotlan, MXGranada, NITemoaya, MXLerma, MXTexcoco, MXParral, MXTenancingo, MXOlanchito, HNTula de Allende, MXTepexpan, MXMatehuala, MX
⚠️ Daylight Saving Time Affects This Pair
| Timezone | DST? | Standard | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| America/Havana | Yes | UTC-5 | UTC-4 |
| America/Mexico_City | No | UTC-6 | — |
During DST periods the time difference between these zones may be 2 hours instead of 1 hour. Always verify the current offset if scheduling calls near clock-change dates.