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- Type a city, a country or a zone such as “CET” or “Tokyo”.
Current local time in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
America/Mexico_City
Observatory log
Puerto Vallarta, observed
- 01Time zone
Central Standard Time
CST · UTC−6 · IANA
America/Mexico_City- 02Daylight saving
Puerto Vallarta does not observe daylight saving time.
Clocks stay on CST (UTC−6) all year. No change is scheduled in tzdata 2026e.
- 03Sun today
- Sunrise06:57Sunset18:34Day length11 h 37 minSolar noon12:46
MoonFirst quarter, 51% lit
Golden hour06:44–07:27 · 18:05–18:48
- 04Working hours
Counted as 09:00–17:00 local; the weekend in Mexico is Saturday and Sunday.
- 05Best time to call
- 06Time zones in Mexico
- HermosilloMST
- CuliacánMST
- TijuanaPDT
- Bahia BanderasCST
- ChihuahuaCST
- Ciudad JuárezMDT
- MéridaCST
- Mexico CityCST
- MonterreyCST
- CancunEST
- ReynosaCDT
- OjinagaCDT
- 07Also on this clock
- 08Coordinates
20.68° N, 105.25° W · Jalisco
Differences
Puerto Vallarta and the world
| City | Local time | Difference from Puerto VallartaDiff. |
|---|---|---|
 London | +7 h | |
 New York | +2 h | |
| Los Angeles | −1 h | |
| Chicago | +1 h | |
 São Paulo | +3 h | |
 Paris | +8 h | |
 Dubai | +10 h | |
 Mumbai | +11 h 30 min | |
 Singapore | +14 h | |
 Hong Kong | +14 h | |
 Tokyo | +15 h |
Questions
Asked about Puerto Vallarta
What time zone is Puerto Vallarta in?
Puerto Vallarta uses Central Standard Time (CST), UTC−6. Its IANA time-zone ID is America/Mexico_City.
Does Puerto Vallarta use daylight saving time?
No. Puerto Vallarta does not observe daylight saving time: the clocks stay on Central Standard Time (UTC−6) all year.
When does the sun rise and set in Puerto Vallarta today?
Today in Puerto Vallarta the sun rises at 06:57 and sets at 18:34, giving 11 h 37 min of daylight.