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Daylight Saving Time in Mexico

In most of Mexico daylight saving time begins at 2:00 a.m. local time on the
first Sunday in April. On the last Sunday in October areas on daylight saving
time fall back to Standard Time at 2:00 a.m. local time. Central Standard Time
(CST) becomes Central Daylight Time (CDT), and so forth. The state of Sonora does not observe daylight saving time. During daylight saving time turn your clocks ahead one hour. At the end of daylight saving time turn your clocks back one hour.

In 2010 ten Mexico municipalities which share a border with the United States will begin daylight saving time three weeks earlier on the second Sunday in March and end on the first Sunday in November. Previously all of Mexico, with the exception of the state of Sonora which does not observe daylight saving time, began and ended daylight saving time at the same time. The Congress of Mexico passed legislation in December 2009 which allowed these ten border cities to adopt a daylight saving time pattern consistent with the United States. The
municipalities which are now permitted by law to observe daylight saving time consistent with the United States are:

City, State
Acuna, Coahuila
Anahuac, Nuevo Leon
Juarez, Chihuahua
Matamoros, Tamaulipas
Mexicali, Baja California
Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas
Ojinaga, Chihuahua
Piedras Negras, Coahuila
Reynosa, Tamaulipas
Tijuana, Baja California

The observation of daylight saving time for these ten municipalities will begin
at 2:00 a.m. local time on the second Sunday in March. On the first Sunday in November these areas will return to Standard Time at 2:00 a.m. local time.

This change in daylight saving time observance was requested by local
governments and political leaders to help facilitate commerce with the United
States. Industries such as transportation and banking were especially affected by the differences in daylight saving time. In some cases businesses had to to open an hour early than usual to conduct business with US companies during the 3 weeks in March when the two countries were on different times.

Some smaller towns and villages surrounding these ten municipalities may
unofficially follow the extended daylight saving time pattern.



Mexico Daylight Saving Time Start and End Dates

Year DST Begins at 2 a.m. DST Ends at 2 a.m.
2009 April 5 October 25
2010 April 4 October 31
2011 April 3 October 30
2012 April 1 October 28
2013 April 7 October 27
2014 April 6 October 26
Exceptions: State of Sonora and Ten Municipalities along the northern border