Caruaru to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 2 h behind Caruaru. 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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Caruaru 08:52 8:52 AM Playa del Carmen 06:52 6:52 AM You –:–
08:52 8:52 AM
Brasilia Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:04 · 🌙 17:19
06:52 6:52 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:42 · 🌙 18:29
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−2 h
Playa del Carmen is 2 h behind Caruaru.
When you, Caruaru 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
🇧🇷 Caruaru
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
22 10 PM 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇧🇷 Caruaru | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 08:52 | 06:52 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Brasilia Standard Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-3 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Caruaru | — | −2 h |
| IANA zone | America/Recife | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:04 | 06:42 |
| Sunset | 17:19 | 18:29 |
| Daylight | 12 h 15 min | 11 h 47 min |
| People on this clock | 377,911 | 149,923 |
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Caruaru and Playa del Carmen: common questions
How far behind Caruaru is Playa del Carmen?
Playa del Carmen is 2 hours behind Caruaru: UTC−5 against UTC−3.
If it is 9:00 AM in Caruaru, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 9:00 AM in Caruaru, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 7:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Caruaru, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 6:00 PM in Caruaru, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 4:00 PM.
When do working hours in Caruaru and in Playa del Carmen overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Caruaru, which is 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Playa del Carmen.
When does the date change in Playa del Carmen compared with Caruaru?
The new day starts in Playa del Carmen later: until 2:00 AM in Caruaru, it is still the previous day there. From 10:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, Caruaru is already on the next day.
Does the time difference between Caruaru and Playa del Carmen change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 2 hours all year.
