Barahona to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 1 h behind Barahona. 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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Barahona 16:17 4:17 PM Playa del Carmen 15:17 3:17 PM You –:–
16:17 4:17 PM
Atlantic Standard Time · UTC-4
☀️ 06:47 · 🌙 18:11
15:17 3:17 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:54 · 🌙 18:12
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−1 h
Playa del Carmen is 1 h behind Barahona.
When you, Barahona 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
🇩🇴 Barahona
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 | 🇩🇴 Barahona | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 16:17 | 15:17 |
| Local date | Friday, November 6, 2026 | Friday, November 6, 2026 |
| Time zone | Atlantic Standard Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-4 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Barahona | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Santo Domingo | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:47 | 06:54 |
| Sunset | 18:11 | 18:12 |
| Daylight | 11 h 24 min | 11 h 18 min |
| People on this clock | 138,159 | 149,923 |
Compare Barahona with another city
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Barahona and Playa del Carmen: common questions
How many hours behind Barahona is Playa del Carmen?
The clocks in Playa del Carmen are 1 hour behind those in Barahona (UTC−5 and UTC−4).
If it is 9:00 AM in Barahona, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 9:00 AM in Barahona, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 8:00 AM.
What time is it in Playa del Carmen at the end of the working day in Barahona?
The working day in Barahona ends at 6:00 PM; in Playa del Carmen it is 5:00 PM at that moment.
When is a good time to call Playa del Carmen from Barahona?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Barahona – 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).
When does the date change in Playa del Carmen compared with Barahona?
The new day starts in Playa del Carmen later: until 1:00 AM in Barahona, it is still the previous day there. From 11:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, Barahona is already on the next day.
Does the time difference between Barahona and Playa del Carmen change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 1 hour all year.
