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LDS Missions in Mexico

There are currently 35 active missions in Mexico. Explore where each one is based, the local time zones, the climate and what to do next if you have been called there.

Mexico with each mission's base city marked. Markers show where missions are based, not the areas they cover — the Church does not publish mission boundaries as map data, and missionaries serve across areas set by the mission.

Missions in Mexico

Every mission below links to its own page, with that mission’s map, local time, current weather, climate and preparation guides.

Or browse all 35 missions below.

Aguascalientes1 mission

Baja California2 missions

Chiapas1 mission

Chihuahua2 missions

Coahuila2 missions

Hidalgo2 missions

Jalisco2 missions

México1 mission

Mexico City6 missions

Morelos1 mission

Nuevo León2 missions

Oaxaca1 mission

Puebla3 missions

Querétaro1 mission

Quintana Roo1 mission

Sinaloa1 mission

Sonora1 mission

Tabasco1 mission

Tamaulipas1 mission

Veracruz2 missions

Yucatán1 mission

About LDS missions in Mexico

There are currently 35 active LDS missions based in Mexico, in 26 cities across 21 regions. Some cities carry more than one: México City (6), Puebla (3) and Guadalajara (2), among others. Those cities are spread about 3,250 km (2,000 miles) from Tijuana in the west to Cancún in the east and about 2,850 km (1,750 miles) from Mexicali in the north to Tuxtla Gutiérrez in the south.

6 missions are based in the national capital, Mexico City. Mission cities range from near sea level at Mexicali (4 m / 13 ft) to Pachuca at 2,393 m (7,851 ft).

Missionaries serve across areas set by their mission, which can reach well beyond the city the mission is based in, and they are transferred between those areas during a mission.

Time zones used by missions in Mexico

Missions in Mexico keep 9 different time zones, so the right hour to write depends on which mission you are following. The clocks below are live, and follow daylight saving wherever it applies.

Missionary Tracker shows this clock next to your missionary, so nobody at home has to work out whether it is a reasonable hour to write.

Climate and seasons in Mexico

Mission cities in Mexico fall into 9 Köppen climate classes, so conditions are not the same across the country.

The most common are subtropical highland (Cwb), covering 11 missions including Chalco and México City, tropical savanna (Aw), covering 6 missions including Cancún and Cuernavaca and cold semi-arid (BSk), covering 6 missions including Aguascalientes and Chihuahua.

Across those cities, the warmest monthly average high is 42 °C (107 °F) in Mexicali during July, and the coolest monthly average low is -1 °C (30 °F) in Ciudad Juárez during January.

Always use your Missionary Portal and your mission’s own “what to bring” instructions when deciding what clothing or equipment to pack. This describes the weather, not what to take.

Languages

Spanish is the language most widely used across Mexico.

This describes the country, not the assignment. The language a missionary is called to speak is set by the Church and stated in the call itself — it can differ from the languages above, and missionaries serving in the same country are not always assigned the same one.

Preparing to serve in Mexico

If you have received a mission call to Mexico, begin with the instructions in your Missionary Portal and the mission’s own letter — those are the only sources that speak for your mission. These guides cover the practical side nobody sends you: the paperwork, the shopping, the packing and the last weeks at home.

Mission Preparation

LDS Mission Preparation Checklist: Everything to Do Before You Leave

The whole runway in one place — from the year before you submit a recommendation to the morning you leave for the MTC.

Read the guideMission Call

What to Do After Receiving Your Mission Call

The call answers where and when. This is the order to do everything that follows, starting with the parts that have deadlines.

Read the guidePacking

LDS Missionary Packing List

Everything worth packing, in the order you should buy it, and the things most missionaries wish they had left at home.

Read the guideMTC

What to Bring to the MTC

The quick answer first, then the detail: what you actually need on arrival day and what can stay in the suitcase.

Read the guide

Visa and travel arrangements for Mexico are handled through your Missionary Portal and the Church’s travel office. Follow their instructions rather than any third-party summary, including this one.

Printable Mexico countdown map

Turn the mission length into a free printable countdown map of Mexico, with one numbered square for each mission day to colour in.

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Mission boundaries, assignments and instructions change; always use current information from the Church and your Missionary Portal.