Austin, TX to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Austin, TX and Playa del Carmen keep the same time. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how they sit against your own time.
Your time
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Austin, TX 19:58 7:58 PM Playa del Carmen 19:58 7:58 PM You –:–
19:58 7:58 PM
Central Daylight Time · UTC-5
☀️ 07:30 · 🌙 19:08
19:58 7:58 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:42 · 🌙 18:30
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same time
Playa del Carmen is in the same time zone as Austin, TX.
When you, Austin, TX 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
🇺🇸 Austin, TX
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🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇺🇸 Austin, TX | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 19:58 | 19:58 |
| Local date | Friday, October 9, 2026 | Friday, October 9, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central Daylight Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Austin, TX | — | same time |
| IANA zone | America/Chicago | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC-6, Nov 1, 01:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 07:30 | 06:42 |
| Sunset | 19:08 | 18:30 |
| Daylight | 11 h 38 min | 11 h 48 min |
| People on this clock | 974,447 | 149,923 |
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Austin, TX and Playa del Carmen: common questions
What is the time difference between Austin, TX, and Playa del Carmen?
There is none right now: both Austin and Playa del Carmen are on UTC−5.
Do Austin, TX, and Playa del Carmen ever have different dates?
Not right now: the clocks in Austin and in Playa del Carmen show the same time, so the date changes at the same moment. That lasts until November 1, 2026; after that, Playa del Carmen will be 1 hour ahead of Austin, and for 1 hour each day the two places are on different dates.
Does the time gap between Austin, TX, and Playa del Carmen change during the year?
Yes – daylight saving time is used in Austin but not in Playa del Carmen. From November 1, 2026, Playa del Carmen will be 1 hour ahead of Austin.
