Bucerias to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 1 h ahead of Bucerias. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
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Bucerias 19:40 7:40 PM Playa del Carmen 20:40 8:40 PM You –:–
19:40 7:40 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 06:58 · 🌙 18:37
20:40 8:40 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:45 · 🌙 18:24
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+1 h
Playa del Carmen is 1 h ahead of Bucerias.
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Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇲🇽 Bucerias
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🇲🇽 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 | 🇲🇽 Bucerias | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 19:40 | 20:40 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 17, 2026 | Saturday, October 17, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central Standard Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-6 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Bucerias | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Bahia Banderas | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:58 | 06:45 |
| Sunset | 18:37 | 18:24 |
| Daylight | 11 h 39 min | 11 h 39 min |
| People on this clock | 16,161 | 149,923 |
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Bucerias and Playa del Carmen: common questions
What is the time difference between Bucerias and Playa del Carmen?
Playa del Carmen is 1 hour ahead: it uses UTC−5, while Bucerias is on UTC−6.
If it is 9:00 AM in Bucerias, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 9:00 AM in Bucerias, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 10:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Bucerias, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 6:00 PM in Bucerias, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 7:00 PM.
When do working hours in Bucerias and in Playa del Carmen overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Bucerias, which is 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen.
When does the date change in Playa del Carmen compared with Bucerias?
The new day starts in Playa del Carmen earlier: at 11:00 PM in Bucerias it is already midnight there. Until 1:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, Bucerias is still on the previous day.
Does the time difference between Bucerias and Playa del Carmen change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 1 hour all year.
