Araraquara to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 2 h behind Araraquara. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Araraquara 09:04 9:04 AM Playa del Carmen 07:04 7:04 AM You –:–
09:04 9:04 AM
Brasilia Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:43 · 🌙 18:16
07:04 7:04 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:44 · 🌙 18:26
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−2 h
Playa del Carmen is 2 h behind Araraquara.
When you, Araraquara and Playa del Carmen are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇧🇷 Araraquara
0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM
🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen
22 10 PM 23 11 PM 0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇧🇷 Araraquara | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 09:04 | 07:04 |
| Local date | Wednesday, October 14, 2026 | Wednesday, October 14, 2026 |
| Time zone | Brasilia Standard Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-3 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Araraquara | — | −2 h |
| IANA zone | America/Sao Paulo | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:43 | 06:44 |
| Sunset | 18:16 | 18:26 |
| Daylight | 12 h 33 min | 11 h 42 min |
| People on this clock | 242,228 | 149,923 |
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Araraquara and Playa del Carmen: common questions
How many hours behind Araraquara is Playa del Carmen?
The clocks in Playa del Carmen are 2 hours behind those in Araraquara (UTC−5 and UTC−3).
If it is 9:00 AM in Araraquara, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 9:00 AM in Araraquara, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 7:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Araraquara, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 6:00 PM in Araraquara, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 4:00 PM.
Is there a time when both Araraquara and Playa del Carmen are at work?
Yes: from 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Araraquara (9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Playa del Carmen), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When does the date change in Playa del Carmen compared with Araraquara?
The new day starts in Playa del Carmen later: until 2:00 AM in Araraquara, it is still the previous day there. From 10:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, Araraquara is already on the next day.
Does the time gap between Araraquara and Playa del Carmen change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Araraquara nor in Playa del Carmen, so the gap is 2 hours all year round.
