Cathedral City, CA to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 2 h ahead of Cathedral City, CA. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
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Cathedral City, CA 12:38 12:38 PM Playa del Carmen 14:38 2:38 PM You –:–
12:38 12:38 PM
Pacific Daylight Time · UTC-7
☀️ 06:55 · 🌙 18:07
14:38 2:38 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:46 · 🌙 18:22
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+2 h
Playa del Carmen is 2 h ahead of Cathedral City, CA.
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Working hours
🇺🇸 Cathedral City, CA
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 | 🇺🇸 Cathedral City, CA | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 12:38 | 14:38 |
| Local date | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 |
| Time zone | Pacific Daylight Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-7 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Cathedral City, CA | — | +2 h |
| IANA zone | America/Los Angeles | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC-8, Nov 1, 01:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:55 | 06:46 |
| Sunset | 18:07 | 18:22 |
| Daylight | 11 h 12 min | 11 h 36 min |
| People on this clock | 51,493 | 149,923 |
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Cathedral City, CA and Playa del Carmen: common questions
How many hours ahead of Cathedral City, CA, is Playa del Carmen?
The clocks in Playa del Carmen are 2 hours ahead of those in Cathedral City (UTC−5 and UTC−7).
If it is 9:00 AM in Cathedral City, CA, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 9:00 AM in Cathedral City, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 11:00 AM.
What time is it in Playa del Carmen at the end of the working day in Cathedral City, CA?
The working day in Cathedral City ends at 6:00 PM; in Playa del Carmen it is 8:00 PM at that moment.
Is there a time when both Cathedral City, CA, and Playa del Carmen are at work?
Yes: from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Cathedral City (11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
From what time in Cathedral City, CA, is it tomorrow in Playa del Carmen?
Once it is 10:00 PM in Cathedral City, the date in Playa del Carmen has already changed. Until 2:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, it is still the previous day in Cathedral City.
Does the time difference between Cathedral City, CA, and Playa del Carmen change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Cathedral City. From November 1, 2026, Playa del Carmen will be 3 hours ahead of Cathedral City.
