Castlebar to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 6 h behind Castlebar. 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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Castlebar 18:56 6:56 PM Playa del Carmen 12:56 12:56 PM You –:–
18:56 6:56 PM
Irish Standard Time · UTC+1
☀️ 08:14 · 🌙 18:31
12:56 12:56 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:46 · 🌙 18:22
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−6 h
Playa del Carmen is 6 h behind Castlebar.
When you, Castlebar 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
🇮🇪 Castlebar
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
18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇮🇪 Castlebar | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 18:56 | 12:56 |
| Local date | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 |
| Time zone | Irish Standard Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+1 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Castlebar | — | −6 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Dublin | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+0, Oct 25, 01:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 08:14 | 06:46 |
| Sunset | 18:31 | 18:22 |
| Daylight | 10 h 17 min | 11 h 36 min |
| People on this clock | 13,054 | 149,923 |
Compare Castlebar with another city
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Big time differences
Castlebar and Playa del Carmen: common questions
What is the time difference between Castlebar and Playa del Carmen?
Playa del Carmen is 6 hours behind: it uses UTC−5, while Castlebar is on UTC+1.
If it is 9:00 AM in Castlebar, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 9:00 AM in Castlebar, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 3:00 AM.
What time is it in Playa del Carmen at the end of the working day in Castlebar?
The working day in Castlebar ends at 6:00 PM; in Playa del Carmen it is 12:00 PM at that moment.
Is there a time when both Castlebar and Playa del Carmen are at work?
Yes: from 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Castlebar (9:00 AM to 12:00 PM in Playa del Carmen), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When does the date change in Playa del Carmen compared with Castlebar?
The new day starts in Playa del Carmen later: until 6:00 AM in Castlebar, it is still the previous day there. From 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, Castlebar is already on the next day.
Does the time difference between Castlebar and Playa del Carmen change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Castlebar. From October 25, 2026, Playa del Carmen will be 5 hours behind Castlebar.
