Arima to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 1 h behind Arima. 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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Arima 22:18 10:18 PM Playa del Carmen 21:18 9:18 PM You –:–
22:18 10:18 PM
Atlantic Standard Time · UTC-4
☀️ 05:54 · 🌙 17:52
21:18 9:18 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:42 · 🌙 18:30
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−1 h
Playa del Carmen is 1 h behind Arima.
When you, Arima 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
🇹🇹 Arima
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
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 22 10 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇹🇹 Arima | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 22:18 | 21:18 |
| Local date | Friday, October 9, 2026 | Friday, October 9, 2026 |
| Time zone | Atlantic Standard Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-4 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Arima | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Port of Spain | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:54 | 06:42 |
| Sunset | 17:52 | 18:30 |
| Daylight | 11 h 57 min | 11 h 48 min |
| People on this clock | 35,000 | 149,923 |
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Arima and Playa del Carmen: common questions
How far behind Arima is Playa del Carmen?
Playa del Carmen is 1 hour behind Arima: UTC−5 against UTC−4.
If it is 9:00 AM in Arima, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 9:00 AM in Arima, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 8:00 AM.
What time is it in Playa del Carmen when it is 6:00 PM in Arima?
When it is 6:00 PM in Arima, it is 5:00 PM in Playa del Carmen.
When is a good time to call Playa del Carmen from Arima?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Arima – that is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Playa del Carmen – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
Until what time in Arima is it still yesterday in Playa del Carmen?
Before 1:00 AM in Arima, the date in Playa del Carmen has not changed yet. From 11:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, it is already the next day in Arima.
Does the time gap between Arima and Playa del Carmen change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Arima nor in Playa del Carmen, so the gap is 1 hour all year round.
