Tepic, Mexico · UTC-7
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Tepic is in the America/Hermosillo timezone (MST/UTC-7), with no daylight saving time observed. Tepic is the capital of Nayarit, a Mexican state tucked between Jalisco and Sinaloa on the Pacific coast. The city sits in a valley at around 900 meters elevation, surrounded by volcanic peaks, and it keeps a timezone that makes it an anomaly among its neighbors.
Nayarit uses Mountain Standard Time, UTC-7, year-round, without daylight saving time. This is the America/Hermosillo timezone, shared with the state of Sonora to the north, and it creates a useful alignment: Nayarit’s tourism industry and trade links with the US connect more smoothly to Arizona (which also skips DST) than if the state adjusted its clocks twice yearly.
Most of Mexico observes DST. Nayarit’s exemption means that during the summer months, Tepic runs one hour behind Guadalajara to the south, even though the two cities are only about 200 kilometers apart. This creates practical friction for businesses and families straddling the state line, but residents treat it as a known variable.
indigenous time and civil calendar
The Huichol (Wixaritari) people of the Sierra Madre in Nayarit maintain one of Mexico’s most distinct Indigenous cultures, with time structured around ceremonial cycles that run parallel to the civil calendar.
9am in Tepic is 4pm in London. Hermosillo in Sonora shares the permanent UTC-7 clock.
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Questions about time in Tepic
- What timezone is Tepic in?
- Tepic uses the IANA timezone
America/Hermosillo. The UTC offset is always UTC-7 — this timezone does not observe daylight saving time. - Does Tepic observe daylight saving time?
- No. Tepic does not observe daylight saving time. The UTC offset remains UTC-7 all year round.
- What is the current UTC offset for Tepic?
- Tepic is currently at UTC-7.
- What is the time difference between Tepic and New York?
- Tepic is currently 3 hours behind New York.
- What is the time difference between Tepic and London?
- Tepic is currently 8 hours behind London.
- What is the time difference between Tepic and Tokyo?
- Tepic is currently 16 hours behind Tokyo.
- What is the IANA timezone name for Tepic?
- The IANA timezone database identifier for Tepic is
America/Hermosillo. Use this string in programming languages and APIs: JavaScript (`new Intl.DateTimeFormat('en-US', { timeZone: 'America/Hermosillo' })`), Python (`pytz.timezone('America/Hermosillo')`), or any IANA-compatible library.