Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur to Playa del Carmen: time difference

Playa del Carmen is 2 h ahead of Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.

+2 h

One day, 2 clocks

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Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur 23:03 11:03 PM Playa del Carmen 01:03 1:03 AM
Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur 23:03 11:03 PM Playa del Carmen 01:03 1:03 AM You –:–
🇲🇽 Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur

23:03 11:03 PM

Mexican Pacific Standard Time · UTC-7

☀️ 06:15 · 🌙 18:01

🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen

01:03 1:03 AM

Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5

☀️ 06:42 · 🌙 18:29

⇄ Difference

+2 h

Playa del Carmen is 2 h ahead of Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur.

When you, Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur 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 San Lucas, Baja California Sur
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
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 1 1 AM
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Time zones side by side

Detail 🇲🇽 Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen
Local time 23:03 01:03
Local date Friday, October 9, 2026 Saturday, October 10, 2026
Time zone Mexican Pacific Standard Time Eastern Standard Time
UTC offset UTC-7 UTC-5
Offset from Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur — +2 h
IANA zone America/Mazatlan America/Cancun
Daylight saving Not observed Not observed
Sunrise 06:15 06:42
Sunset 18:01 18:29
Daylight 11 h 46 min 11 h 47 min
People on this clock 202,694 149,923

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Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur and Playa del Carmen: common questions

How many hours ahead of Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, is Playa del Carmen?
The clocks in Playa del Carmen are 2 hours ahead of those in Cabo San Lucas (UTC−5 and UTC−7).
What time is it in Playa del Carmen when it is 9:00 AM in Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur?
When it is 9:00 AM in Cabo San Lucas, it is 11:00 AM in Playa del Carmen.
What time is it in Playa del Carmen when it is 6:00 PM in Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur?
When it is 6:00 PM in Cabo San Lucas, it is 8:00 PM in Playa del Carmen.
When is a good time to call Playa del Carmen from Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur?
Between 9:00 AM and 4:00 PM in Cabo San Lucas – that is 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it already the next day in Playa del Carmen?
From 10:00 PM in Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, it is already the next day in Playa del Carmen. The other way round, until 2:00 AM in Playa del Carmen it is still the previous day in Cabo San Lucas.
Does the time difference between Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, and Playa del Carmen change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 2 hours all year.
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