Do I need to change my phone and computer manually?

No. Any device that syncs its time over the internet updates itself. Car clocks, ovens, microwaves and older wall clocks usually need doing by hand.

Time Change Mexico 2028

Q: Do the clocks change in Mexico in 2028?

No. Mexico does not observe Daylight Saving Time, so the clocks do not change at any point in 2028.

Q: Which way do the clocks go?

The usual mnemonic is "spring forward, fall back": clocks go forward one hour in spring and back one hour in autumn.

2028 time change dates for Mexico

Mexico does not observe Daylight Saving Time

Mexico abolished nationwide Daylight Saving Time in October 2022. The exception is a strip of municipalities along the United States border — including Tijuana, Ciudad Juárez, Nuevo Laredo and Matamoros — which still follow the US schedule.

Mexico stays on CST/PST/MST for the whole year.

Countdown to the next change

Background

The Energy Policy Act of 2005 extended US DST by four weeks starting in 2007, moving the start to the second Sunday in March and the end to the first Sunday in November.
Benjamin Franklin is often credited with inventing DST, but his 1784 essay was satire — he joked that Parisians could save candles by waking earlier. The modern proposal came from New Zealander George Hudson in 1895 and Briton William Willett in 1907.
The Uniform Time Act of 1966 ended a chaotic period in which US cities set their own clock-change dates, and established a uniform national schedule.

Tips for Mexico

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Set your clocks before going to bed to avoid confusion in the morning.

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Remember that not all countries change on the same date - check international meeting times carefully.

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Update your car clock, microwave, and other manual clocks that don't auto-update.

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Be extra cautious driving the Monday after the spring time change - accident rates increase.

Frequently asked questions

When do the clocks change in Mexico in 2028?

They do not. Mexico does not observe Daylight Saving Time.

Which way do the clocks go?

"Spring forward, fall back" is the usual mnemonic: forward one hour in spring, back one hour in autumn.

Do I have to change anything myself?

Phones, computers and anything that syncs over the internet update on their own. Car clocks, ovens, microwaves and older wall clocks generally do not.

Is Daylight Saving Time being scrapped?

It has been proposed in many places and adopted in few. The European Parliament voted in 2019 to end mandatory clock changes and the change has stalled; in the United States the Sunshine Protection Act has repeatedly passed the Senate without becoming law. Most of the world that changes its clocks is still changing them.