Mexico Practical Country Info
Time, road side, electricity, plugs, communications and standard country identifiers in one practical reference.
For Mexico, civil time is represented by America/Mexico_City, traffic keeps to the right side, the listed mains supply is 120 V, the international calling code is +52, and the country-code domain is .mx.
Mexico time right now
Civil time reference
Mexico uses multiple IANA zones on this page: America/Mexico_City, America/Cancun, America/Merida, America/Monterrey, America/Matamoros, America/Chihuahua, America/Ciudad_Juarez, America/Ojinaga, America/Mazatlan, America/Bahia_Banderas, America/Hermosillo, America/Tijuana.
Driving side
Right side traffic
Vehicles normally travel on the right side of the road in Mexico.
Electrical system
Mains electricity
Plug and socket types
Type A
2 flat parallel pins
Type B
2 flat pins + round earth pin
How Mexico is identified internationally
For Mexico, measurement: This page uses SI (metric) units as the reference system for measurement comparisons. Everyday and sector-specific practice may also use other units.
Mexico practical data table
| Field | Mexico | Authority / basis |
|---|---|---|
| Time zone | America/Mexico_City | IANA |
| Driving side | Right side | Cited road convention |
| Mains voltage | 127 V | Cited electrical reference |
| Commercial frequency | 60 Hz | Cited electrical reference |
| Calling code | +52 | ITU |
| ccTLD | .mx | IANA Root Zone |
| ISO alpha-2 | MX | ISO 3166 |
| ISO alpha-3 | MEX | ISO 3166 |
| ISO numeric | 484 | ISO 3166 |
| Measurement practice | This page uses SI (metric) units as the reference system for measurement comparisons. Everyday and sector-specific practice may also use other units. | Page methodology |
Sources & methodology
The source cards below document Mexico's cited practical-data fields, including calling code +52, ccTLD .mx, time-zone reference America/Mexico_City, and identify the authority used for each claim.