It is 18:34 on Friday, October 2, 2026 in Merida, Mexico. The city runs on UTC-6 (CST), which puts it 3 hours behind Brasília.
Time zone and UTC offset in Merida
Merida follows the America/Merida time zone, abbreviated CST. Right now its offset from Coordinated Universal Time is UTC-6.
Merida does not observe daylight saving time and no clock change is scheduled for the next year. Its offset stays at UTC-6 all year round. Brazil abolished daylight saving time in 2019, so the gap between the two stays fixed at 3 hours. That makes scheduling predictable: a meeting booked for any date of the year at a given Brasília time always lands at the same local time in Merida.
Time difference between Brasília and Merida
To convert, take Brasília time and subtract 3 hours; early in the morning in Brasília it may still be the previous day in Merida. The table uses today's offsets.
Going the other way, local noon in Merida is 15:00 in Brasília, and local midnight is 03:00 in Brasília. Because Merida is behind, its calendar date is still the previous day in the first 3 hours after midnight in Brasília (until 03:00). Keep this in mind for deadlines, flights and anything scheduled around the start or end of a day.
| Brasília (UTC-3) | Merida (UTC-6) |
|---|---|
| 06:00 | 03:00 |
| 09:00 | 06:00 |
| 12:00 | 09:00 |
| 15:00 | 12:00 |
| 18:00 | 15:00 |
| 21:00 | 18:00 |
Best time to call Merida from Brazil
Taking a 9:00 to 18:00 working day on both sides, the shared window runs from 12:00 to 18:00 in Brasília, which is 09:00 to 15:00 in Merida. That leaves 6 hours of overlap: enough for most meetings, but book early.
For several cities at once, use the meeting planner, or convert any hour with the time zone converter.
Sunrise and sunset in Merida today
Today the Sun rises in Merida at 05:49 and sets at 17:45 local time, a daylight span of 11h 55min, with solar noon at 11:47. See other places on the sunrise and sunset page.
Where is Merida?
Merida is at 20.97° N, 89.62° 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.