Cotia to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 2 h behind Cotia. 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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Cotia 12:16 12:16 PM Playa del Carmen 10:16 10:16 AM You –:–
12:16 12:16 PM
Brasilia Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:36 · 🌙 18:12
10:16 10:16 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:44 · 🌙 18:26
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−2 h
Playa del Carmen is 2 h behind Cotia.
When you, Cotia 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
🇧🇷 Cotia
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 | 🇧🇷 Cotia | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 12:16 | 10:16 |
| Local date | Wednesday, October 14, 2026 | Wednesday, October 14, 2026 |
| Time zone | Brasilia Standard Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-3 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Cotia | — | −2 h |
| IANA zone | America/Sao Paulo | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:36 | 06:44 |
| Sunset | 18:12 | 18:26 |
| Daylight | 12 h 36 min | 11 h 42 min |
| People on this clock | 274,413 | 149,923 |
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Cotia and Playa del Carmen: common questions
How many hours behind Cotia is Playa del Carmen?
The clocks in Playa del Carmen are 2 hours behind those in Cotia (UTC−5 and UTC−3).
If it is 9:00 AM in Cotia, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 9:00 AM in Cotia, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 7:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Cotia, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 6:00 PM in Cotia, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 4:00 PM.
When do working hours in Cotia and in Playa del Carmen overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Cotia, which is 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Playa del Carmen.
Until what time in Cotia is it still yesterday in Playa del Carmen?
Before 2:00 AM in Cotia, the date in Playa del Carmen has not changed yet. From 10:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, it is already the next day in Cotia.
Does the time difference between Cotia and Playa del Carmen change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 2 hours all year.
