Basse-Terre to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 1 h behind Basse-Terre. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
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Basse-Terre 03:38 3:38 AM Playa del Carmen 02:38 2:38 AM You –:–
03:38 3:38 AM
Atlantic Standard Time · UTC-4
☀️ 05:59 · 🌙 17:50
02:38 2:38 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:42 · 🌙 18:29
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−1 h
Playa del Carmen is 1 h behind Basse-Terre.
When you, Basse-Terre 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
🇬🇵 Basse-Terre
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 | 🇬🇵 Basse-Terre | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 03:38 | 02:38 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Atlantic Standard Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-4 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Basse-Terre | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Guadeloupe | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:59 | 06:42 |
| Sunset | 17:50 | 18:29 |
| Daylight | 11 h 52 min | 11 h 47 min |
| People on this clock | 12,000 | 149,923 |
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Basse-Terre and Playa del Carmen: common questions
How far behind Basse-Terre is Playa del Carmen?
Playa del Carmen is 1 hour behind Basse-Terre: UTC−5 against UTC−4.
What time is it in Playa del Carmen at the start of the working day in Basse-Terre?
The working day in Basse-Terre starts at 9:00 AM; in Playa del Carmen it is 8:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Basse-Terre, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 6:00 PM in Basse-Terre, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 5:00 PM.
Is there a time when both Basse-Terre and Playa del Carmen are at work?
Yes: from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Basse-Terre (9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Playa del Carmen), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
Until what time in Basse-Terre is it still yesterday in Playa del Carmen?
Before 1:00 AM in Basse-Terre, 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 Basse-Terre.
Does the time gap between Basse-Terre and Playa del Carmen change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Basse-Terre nor in Playa del Carmen, so the gap is 1 hour all year round.
