Mexico and United States: how many working hours a remote team actually shares
Between Mexico and United States the working days overlap by 8 h at best and 7 h at worst, depending on the cities and the time of year.
City by city
Shared hours of a 09:00–18:00 working day, computed for August 28, 2026.
| Mexico | New York | Los Angeles | Chicago |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico City | 7 h | 8 h | 8 h |
Is that enough?
The staffing rule of thumb is 2–3 shared hours for engineering, 4–6 for sales and support. Against the best city pairing in this corridor:
| Engineering, async-friendly (2–3 h) | 8 h | works |
|---|---|---|
| Sales and support (4–6 h) | 8 h | works |
Working out what those hours cost? The meeting-cost calculator prices a recurring call in both countries. costof.autofract.com
What daylight saving does to it
The gap between these two countries is not constant. Over the next twelve months it takes these values:
| From | to | Difference | Shared working hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 28, 2026 | October 31, 2026 | +2 h | 7 h |
| November 1, 2026 | March 13, 2027 | +1 h | 8 h |
| March 14, 2027 | October 1, 2027 | +2 h | 7 h |
The city pairs behind these numbers
Offsets and daylight-saving rules come from the IANA time zone database through the standard Intl API — the same source the board uses, so nothing here is a hand-written offset table. Working hours are 09:00–18:00 local on both sides unless you change them on the board. City names and coordinates: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0).
Computed on August 28, 2026 · About