CUN local time
Cancún International Airport
Wednesday, 12th August 2026
- UTC offset
- UTC-5
- Time zone
- America/CancunEST
- Sunrise
- 11:25 am
- Sunset
- 12:19 am
- Daylight
- 12 hours 54 minutes60 seconds shorter than yesterday
- Daylight saving
- NeverSame offset all year
Getting to and from CUN
Cancún International Airport serves Cancún, about 16 km away.
Departure boards and boarding passes always use local airport time — which is what the clock above shows, computed for the terminal's own coordinates rather than the city centre. Clocks here do not change — this zone stays on the same offset all year.
Time difference from CUN
| City | Local time | 24h | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles PDT | 5:20 pm | 17:20 | 2 hours behind |
| Mexico City CST | 6:20 pm | 18:20 | 1 hour behind |
| Chicago CDT | 7:20 pm | 19:20 | the same time |
| New York City EDT | 8:20 pm | 20:20 | 1 hour ahead |
| Toronto EDT | 8:20 pm | 20:20 | 1 hour ahead |
| São Paulo UTC-3 | 9:20 pm | 21:20 | 2 hours ahead |
| London BST | 1:20 am Thu | 01:20 | 6 hours ahead |
| Paris CEST | 2:20 am Thu | 02:20 | 7 hours ahead |
Other major airports
Questions people ask
What time is it at CUN airport right now?
It is 7:20 pm (19:20) on Wednesday, 12th August 2026 at Cancún International Airport. Boarding passes and departure boards always use local airport time, which is what this clock shows.
What time zone is CUN in?
Cancún International Airport is in America/Cancun, currently EST (UTC-5) — the same zone as Cancún.
How far is CUN from Cancún?
About 16 km (10 miles) from the centre of Cancún. Worth knowing when you are working out what time to leave for a flight, not just what time it is.
Does CUN observe daylight saving time?
Clocks here do not change — this zone stays on the same offset all year.