Couva to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 1 h behind Couva. 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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Couva 08:31 8:31 AM Playa del Carmen 07:31 7:31 AM You –:–
08:31 8:31 AM
Atlantic Standard Time · UTC-4
☀️ 05:55 · 🌙 17:48
07:31 7:31 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:45 · 🌙 18:23
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−1 h
Playa del Carmen is 1 h behind Couva.
When you, Couva 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
🇹🇹 Couva
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
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 22 10 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇹🇹 Couva | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 08:31 | 07:31 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 2026 |
| Time zone | Atlantic Standard Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-4 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Couva | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Port of Spain | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:55 | 06:45 |
| Sunset | 17:48 | 18:23 |
| Daylight | 11 h 53 min | 11 h 38 min |
| People on this clock | 48,858 | 149,923 |
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Couva and Playa del Carmen: common questions
How far behind Couva is Playa del Carmen?
Playa del Carmen is 1 hour behind Couva: UTC−5 against UTC−4.
What time is it in Playa del Carmen at the start of the working day in Couva?
The working day in Couva starts at 9:00 AM; in Playa del Carmen it is 8:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Couva, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 6:00 PM in Couva, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 5:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Playa del Carmen from Couva?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Couva – that is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Playa del Carmen – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it still the previous day in Playa del Carmen?
Until 1:00 AM in Couva it is still the previous day in Playa del Carmen. The other way round, from 11:00 PM in Playa del Carmen it is already the next day in Couva.
Does the time gap between Couva and Playa del Carmen change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Couva nor in Playa del Carmen, so the gap is 1 hour all year round.
