Daylight Saving Time 2014 in Vallarta-Nayarit Begins April 6 Team Angels - PVAngels
March 5, 2014

A brief history and explanation of the annual madness that is Daylight Saving Time. (CGPGrey)

Even though our USA and Canada neighbors to the north will start observing Daylight Saving Time on Sunday, March 9, at 2:00 am, Mexico, except for Sonora and 12 Mexico-USA border municipalities, will begin DST almost a month later on April 6 and ending a week earlier on October 26.

Clocks in areas that follow DST in the USA & Canada (including some areas in Mexico) will be returned to Standard Time on November 2, 2014.

The areas in Mexico that observe USA DST rules are the state of Sonora and the 12 border municipalities of Tijuana, Ensenada, Mexicali, Tecate, Ciudad Juarez, Ojinaga, Ciudad Acuña, Piedras Negras, Anahuac, Nuevo Laredo, Reynosa, and Matamoros. There are also some remote villages that do not change their clocks.

In Mexico, Daylight Saving Time is known as the "horario de verano" (summer schedule). It has been observed since 1996 throughout most of the country.

The four weeks in the spring before Daylight Saving Time begins in Mexico, and one week in the fall after Daylight Saving Time ends in Mexico, makes Mexico one hour out of sync with the corresponding US and Canadian time zones. Keep these time differences in mind when making your Mexico travel plans to visit Puerto Vallarta and Riviera Nayarit.