Ciudad Victoria to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 1 h ahead of Ciudad Victoria. 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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Ciudad Victoria 00:03 12:03 AM Playa del Carmen 01:03 1:03 AM You –:–
00:03 12:03 AM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 06:36 · 🌙 18:09
01:03 1:03 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:46 · 🌙 18:22
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+1 h
Playa del Carmen is 1 h ahead of Ciudad Victoria.
When you, Ciudad Victoria 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
🇲🇽 Ciudad Victoria
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 | 🇲🇽 Ciudad Victoria | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 00:03 | 01:03 |
| Local date | Monday, October 19, 2026 | Monday, October 19, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central Standard Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-6 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Ciudad Victoria | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Monterrey | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:36 | 06:46 |
| Sunset | 18:09 | 18:22 |
| Daylight | 11 h 33 min | 11 h 37 min |
| People on this clock | 332,100 | 149,923 |
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Ciudad Victoria and Playa del Carmen: common questions
How far ahead of Ciudad Victoria is Playa del Carmen?
Playa del Carmen is 1 hour ahead of Ciudad Victoria: UTC−5 against UTC−6.
If it is 9:00 AM in Ciudad Victoria, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 9:00 AM in Ciudad Victoria, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 10:00 AM.
What time is it in Playa del Carmen at the end of the working day in Ciudad Victoria?
The working day in Ciudad Victoria ends at 6:00 PM; in Playa del Carmen it is 7:00 PM at that moment.
When is a good time to call Playa del Carmen from Ciudad Victoria?
Between 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM in Ciudad Victoria – 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 does the date change in Playa del Carmen compared with Ciudad Victoria?
The new day starts in Playa del Carmen earlier: at 11:00 PM in Ciudad Victoria it is already midnight there. Until 1:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, Ciudad Victoria is still on the previous day.
Does the time difference between Ciudad Victoria and Playa del Carmen change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 1 hour all year.
