El Medano to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 6 h behind El Medano. 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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El Medano 01:53 1:53 AM Playa del Carmen 19:53 7:53 PM You –:–
01:53 1:53 AM
Western European Summer Time · UTC+1
☀️ 08:09 · 🌙 19:35
19:53 7:53 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:45 · 🌙 18:23
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−6 h
Playa del Carmen is 6 h behind El Medano.
When you, El Medano 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
🇪🇸 El Medano
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 | 🇪🇸 El Medano | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 01:53 | 19:53 |
| Local date | Monday, October 19, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 2026 |
| Time zone | Western European Summer Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+1 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from El Medano | — | −6 h |
| IANA zone | Atlantic/Canary | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+0, Oct 25, 01:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 08:09 | 06:45 |
| Sunset | 19:35 | 18:23 |
| Daylight | 11 h 26 min | 11 h 38 min |
| People on this clock | 2,500 | 149,923 |
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Big time differences
El Medano and Playa del Carmen: common questions
How far behind El Medano is Playa del Carmen?
Playa del Carmen is 6 hours behind El Medano: UTC−5 against UTC+1.
What time is it in Playa del Carmen at the start of the working day in El Medano?
The working day in El Medano starts at 9:00 AM; in Playa del Carmen it is 3:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in El Medano, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 6:00 PM in El Medano, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 12:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Playa del Carmen from El Medano?
Between 3:00 PM and 6:00 PM in El Medano – that is 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM in Playa del Carmen – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
Until what time in El Medano is it still yesterday in Playa del Carmen?
Before 6:00 AM in El Medano, the date in Playa del Carmen has not changed yet. From 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, it is already the next day in El Medano.
Is the time difference between El Medano and Playa del Carmen the same all year?
No. Only El Medano switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From October 25, 2026, Playa del Carmen will be 5 hours behind El Medano.
