Belize to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 1 h ahead of Belize. 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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Belize 18:56 6:56 PM Playa del Carmen 19:56 7:56 PM You –:–
18:56 6:56 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:47 · 🌙 17:39
19:56 7:56 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:42 · 🌙 18:30
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+1 h
Playa del Carmen is 1 h ahead of Belize.
When you, Belize 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
🇧🇿 Belize
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
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 0 12 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇧🇿 Belize | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 18:56 | 19:56 |
| Local date | Friday, October 9, 2026 | Friday, October 9, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central Standard Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-6 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Belize | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Belize | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:47 | 06:42 |
| Sunset | 17:39 | 18:30 |
| Daylight | 11 h 51 min | 11 h 48 min |
| People on this clock | 411,106 | 149,923 |
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Belize and Playa del Carmen: common questions
How many hours ahead of Belize is Playa del Carmen?
The clocks in Playa del Carmen are 1 hour ahead of those in Belize (UTC−5 and UTC−6).
If it is 9:00 AM in Belize, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 9:00 AM in Belize, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 10:00 AM.
What time is it in Playa del Carmen when it is 6:00 PM in Belize?
When it is 6:00 PM in Belize, it is 7:00 PM in Playa del Carmen.
When is a good time to call Playa del Carmen from Belize?
Between 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM in Belize – that is 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
From what time in Belize is it tomorrow in Playa del Carmen?
Once it is 11:00 PM in Belize, the date in Playa del Carmen has already changed. Until 1:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, it is still the previous day in Belize.
Does the time gap between Belize and Playa del Carmen change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Belize nor in Playa del Carmen, so the gap is 1 hour all year round.
