🇳🇴 Arendal, Norway
18
- Central European Summer Time
- UTC+2
- Golden hour
☀️ 08:05 · 🌙 18:17 · 10 h 11 min
Arendal to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 7 h behind Arendal. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
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Arendal 16:50 4:50 PM Playa del Carmen 09:50 9:50 AM You –:–
16:50 4:50 PM
Central European Summer Time · UTC+2
☀️ 08:05 · 🌙 18:17
09:50 9:50 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:45 · 🌙 18:24
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−7 h
Playa del Carmen is 7 h behind Arendal.
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Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇳🇴 Arendal
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
17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇳🇴 Arendal | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 16:50 | 09:50 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 17, 2026 | Saturday, October 17, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central European Summer Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Arendal | — | −7 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Oslo | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+1, Oct 25, 02:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 08:05 | 06:45 |
| Sunset | 18:17 | 18:24 |
| Daylight | 10 h 11 min | 11 h 39 min |
| People on this clock | 46,406 | 149,923 |
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Arendal and Playa del Carmen: common questions
What is the time difference between Arendal and Playa del Carmen?
Playa del Carmen is 7 hours behind: it uses UTC−5, while Arendal is on UTC+2.
If it is 9:00 AM in Arendal, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 9:00 AM in Arendal, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 2:00 AM.
What time is it in Playa del Carmen at the end of the working day in Arendal?
The working day in Arendal ends at 6:00 PM; in Playa del Carmen it is 11:00 AM at that moment.
Is there a time when both Arendal and Playa del Carmen are at work?
Yes: from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Arendal (9:00 AM to 11:00 AM 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 Arendal?
The new day starts in Playa del Carmen later: until 7:00 AM in Arendal, it is still the previous day there. From 5:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, Arendal is already on the next day.
Is the time difference between Arendal and Playa del Carmen the same all year?
No. Only Arendal switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From October 25, 2026, Playa del Carmen will be 6 hours behind Arendal.
