It is 19:36 on Friday, October 2, 2026 in Matamoros, Mexico. The city runs on UTC-5 (CDT), which puts it 2 hours behind Brasília.
Time zone and UTC offset in Matamoros
Matamoros follows the America/Matamoros time zone, abbreviated CDT. Right now its offset from Coordinated Universal Time is UTC-5.
Daylight saving time is in effect at the moment, which means local clocks run ahead of standard time. The next change comes on Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 02:00: clocks go back 1 hour, so at 02:00 the clock goes back to 01:00 and the offset becomes UTC-6. From that day the difference from Brasília is 3 hours behind. The change after that is on Sunday, March 14, 2027 at 02:00.
Time difference between Brasília and Matamoros
To convert, take Brasília time and subtract 2 hours; early in the morning in Brasília it may still be the previous day in Matamoros. The table uses today's offsets.
Going the other way, local noon in Matamoros is 14:00 in Brasília, and local midnight is 02:00 in Brasília. Because Matamoros is behind, its calendar date is still the previous day in the first 2 hours after midnight in Brasília (until 02:00). Keep this in mind for deadlines, flights and anything scheduled around the start or end of a day.
| Brasília (UTC-3) | Matamoros (UTC-5) |
|---|---|
| 06:00 | 04:00 |
| 09:00 | 07:00 |
| 12:00 | 10:00 |
| 15:00 | 13:00 |
| 18:00 | 16:00 |
| 21:00 | 19:00 |
Best time to call Matamoros from Brazil
Taking a 9:00 to 18:00 working day on both sides, the shared window runs from 11:00 to 18:00 in Brasília, which is 09:00 to 16:00 in Matamoros. That leaves 7 hours of overlap: enough for most meetings, but book early. Because Matamoros changes its clocks, this window shifts by one hour after the next change.
For several cities at once, use the meeting planner, or convert any hour with the time zone converter.
Sunrise and sunset in Matamoros today
Today the Sun rises in Matamoros at 07:22 and sets at 19:15 local time, a daylight span of 11h 52min, with solar noon at 13:19. See other places on the sunrise and sunset page.
Where is Matamoros?
Matamoros is at 25.83° N, 97.50° W (country: Mexico). The country page shows its main reference time and neighbours. Compare more places on world time or in the list of cities.