Cartago to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 1 h ahead of Cartago. 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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Cartago 01:15 1:15 AM Playa del Carmen 02:15 2:15 AM You –:–
01:15 1:15 AM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:25 · 🌙 17:19
02:15 2:15 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:44 · 🌙 18:25
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+1 h
Playa del Carmen is 1 h ahead of Cartago.
When you, Cartago 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
🇨🇷 Cartago
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 | 🇨🇷 Cartago | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 01:15 | 02:15 |
| Local date | Friday, October 16, 2026 | Friday, October 16, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central Standard Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-6 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Cartago | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Costa Rica | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:25 | 06:44 |
| Sunset | 17:19 | 18:25 |
| Daylight | 11 h 54 min | 11 h 40 min |
| People on this clock | 110,000 | 149,923 |
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Cartago and Playa del Carmen: common questions
How far ahead of Cartago is Playa del Carmen?
Playa del Carmen is 1 hour ahead of Cartago: UTC−5 against UTC−6.
What time is it in Playa del Carmen at the start of the working day in Cartago?
The working day in Cartago starts at 9:00 AM; in Playa del Carmen it is 10:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Cartago, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 6:00 PM in Cartago, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 7:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Playa del Carmen from Cartago?
Between 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM in Cartago – 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).
When is it already the next day in Playa del Carmen?
From 11:00 PM in Cartago it is already the next day in Playa del Carmen. The other way round, until 1:00 AM in Playa del Carmen it is still the previous day in Cartago.
Does the time difference between Cartago and Playa del Carmen change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 1 hour all year.
