Cabo Rojo to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 1 h behind Cabo Rojo. 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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Cabo Rojo 16:13 4:13 PM Playa del Carmen 15:13 3:13 PM You –:–
16:13 4:13 PM
Atlantic Standard Time · UTC-4
☀️ 06:23 · 🌙 18:06
15:13 3:13 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:45 · 🌙 18:24
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−1 h
Playa del Carmen is 1 h behind Cabo Rojo.
When you, Cabo Rojo 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
🇵🇷 Cabo Rojo
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 | 🇵🇷 Cabo Rojo | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 16:13 | 15:13 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 17, 2026 | Saturday, October 17, 2026 |
| Time zone | Atlantic Standard Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-4 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Cabo Rojo | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Puerto Rico | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:23 | 06:45 |
| Sunset | 18:06 | 18:24 |
| Daylight | 11 h 43 min | 11 h 39 min |
| People on this clock | 50,000 | 149,923 |
Compare Cabo Rojo with another city
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Cabo Rojo and Playa del Carmen: common questions
How many hours behind Cabo Rojo is Playa del Carmen?
The clocks in Playa del Carmen are 1 hour behind those in Cabo Rojo (UTC−5 and UTC−4).
If it is 9:00 AM in Cabo Rojo, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 9:00 AM in Cabo Rojo, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 8:00 AM.
What time is it in Playa del Carmen when it is 6:00 PM in Cabo Rojo?
When it is 6:00 PM in Cabo Rojo, it is 5:00 PM in Playa del Carmen.
When is a good time to call Playa del Carmen from Cabo Rojo?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Cabo Rojo – 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 is it still the previous day in Playa del Carmen?
Until 1:00 AM in Cabo Rojo it is still the previous day in Playa del Carmen. The other way round, from 11:00 PM in Playa del Carmen it is already the next day in Cabo Rojo.
Does the time difference between Cabo Rojo and Playa del Carmen change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 1 hour all year.
