Plugs and voltage
Mexico uses Types A and B sockets. Mains supply is 127 V at 60 Hz.
At 127 V, devices from 220–240 V countries that are not dual-voltage will run weakly or not at all. Chargers labelled “100–240V” work fine with just a plug adapter.
Adapter guides: from United States · from United Kingdom · from Canada
Money
$ Mexican Peso MXN
| 1 USD | 18.91 MXN |
|---|---|
| 1 EUR | 21.12 MXN |
| 1 GBP | 25.33 MXN |
| 1 JPY | 0.1202 MXN |
Price level 59 (US = 100, 2025)
Everyday household prices in Mexico are about 59% of US prices when converted at market exchange rates: dearer than the median country (50). All countries
Language
- Spanishde facto official83%
Bars show the share of the population that speaks each language (CLDR estimates).
Time
Mexico spans 4 time offsets right now:
- UTC−8 observes DST America / Tijuana
- UTC−7 observes DST America / Ciudad Juarez, America / Mazatlan, America / Hermosillo
- UTC−6 observes DST America / Mexico City, America / Merida, America / Monterrey…
- UTC−5 America / Cancun
The capital is on UTC−6 (America/Mexico_City).
Driving
Traffic in Mexico drives on the right, so the steering wheel is on the left.
Public holidays in the next 12 months
7 national public holidays from 2 November 2026. Banks, offices and many shops close; regional holidays are not shown. Dates marked “estimated” follow a lunar calendar and can move by a day.
November 2026
- Revolution Day
December 2026
- Christmas Day
January 2027
- New Year's Day
February 2027
- Constitution Day
March 2027
- Benito Juárez's birthday
May 2027
- Labor Day
September 2027
- Independence Day
Travel advisories
United States · State Department
Level 2 Exercise increased caution
Read the full advisory. Checked 2026-11-02.
United Kingdom · FCDO
- FCDO advises against all but essential travel to parts of the country
Updated 2026-10-20. Read the full advice. Checked 2026-11-02.
Advisories are written for each government's own citizens and change without notice: read the original before you travel.
Other practical facts
- Calling code
- +52
- Internet domain
- .mx
- Measurement
- Metric
- Paper size
- US-Letter
- Week starts on
- Sunday
- Read more
- Wikipedia
More in Central America
Flag: Flag of Mexico.svg, Public domain. Arms: Coat of arms of Mexico.svg, Public domain. Electricity: resolved by intl.life from three sources, see methodology.
