Cloud Regions in Mexico: AWS, Google Cloud and Azure
Regions, time zones and data protection law for cloud teams in Mexico.
Mexico gained in-country regions from all three major providers in the last few years: AWS mx-central-1, Google Cloud northamerica-south1 in Queretaro, and Azure mexicocentral in Queretaro State.
Cloud regions in Mexico
| Provider | Region | Location |
|---|---|---|
| AWS | mx-central-1 | not stated by AWS |
| Google Cloud | northamerica-south1 | Queretaro |
| Azure | mexicocentral | Queretaro State |
If you move workloads from a US region to one of the Mexican regions, check what stays behind. Dev and test copies left in the old region keep billing until someone stops or deletes them.
Scheduling on local time
Most of the country runs on America/Mexico_City (Central time, which Monterrey also follows), Cancun is an hour ahead, Sonora, Sinaloa and Baja California Sur are an hour behind on Pacific time, and Tijuana keeps the same clock as San Diego. A company with offices in Tijuana and Mexico City needs a schedule for each.
Time zones: America/Mexico_City (Central), America/Cancun (Southeast), America/Hermosillo and America/Mazatlan (Pacific), America/Tijuana (Northwest). Currency: MXN.
Data protection law
Private-sector data is governed by the Ley Federal de Proteccion de Datos Personales en Posesion de los Particulares. Check which version of the law your contracts and privacy policies were written against.
Source: Ley Federal de Proteccion de Datos Personales en Posesion de los Particulares.
Nearby countries
United States, Colombia. For every country, see cloud regions by country.
Questions we get a lot.
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Is there an AWS region in Mexico?
Yes, mx-central-1. Google Cloud (northamerica-south1) and Azure (mexicocentral) also have regions in the Queretaro area.
Which law covers personal data in Mexico?
The Ley Federal de Proteccion de Datos Personales en Posesion de los Particulares.