Barcelona to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 1 h behind Barcelona. 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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Barcelona 20:53 8:53 PM Playa del Carmen 19:53 7:53 PM You –:–
20:53 8:53 PM
Venezuela Time · UTC-4
☀️ 06:08 · 🌙 18:01
19:53 7:53 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:45 · 🌙 18:23
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−1 h
Playa del Carmen is 1 h behind Barcelona.
When you, Barcelona 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
🇻🇪 Barcelona
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 | 🇻🇪 Barcelona | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 20:53 | 19:53 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 2026 |
| Time zone | Venezuela Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-4 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Barcelona | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Caracas | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:08 | 06:45 |
| Sunset | 18:01 | 18:23 |
| Daylight | 11 h 53 min | 11 h 38 min |
| People on this clock | 560,122 | 149,923 |
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Barcelona and Playa del Carmen: common questions
How far behind Barcelona is Playa del Carmen?
Playa del Carmen is 1 hour behind Barcelona: UTC−5 against UTC−4.
What time is it in Playa del Carmen at the start of the working day in Barcelona?
The working day in Barcelona starts at 9:00 AM; in Playa del Carmen it is 8:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Barcelona, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 6:00 PM in Barcelona, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 5:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Playa del Carmen from Barcelona?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Barcelona – 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 Barcelona?
The new day starts in Playa del Carmen later: until 1:00 AM in Barcelona, it is still the previous day there. From 11:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, Barcelona is already on the next day.
Does the time gap between Barcelona and Playa del Carmen change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Barcelona nor in Playa del Carmen, so the gap is 1 hour all year round.
