El Paso to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 6 h behind El Paso. 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 Paso 03:04 3:04 AM Playa del Carmen 21:04 9:04 PM You –:–
03:04 3:04 AM
Western European Summer Time · UTC+1
☀️ 08:15 · 🌙 19:40
21:04 9:04 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:45 · 🌙 18:24
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−6 h
Playa del Carmen is 6 h behind El Paso.
When you, El Paso 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 Paso
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 Paso | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 03:04 | 21:04 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Saturday, October 17, 2026 |
| Time zone | Western European Summer Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+1 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from El Paso | — | −6 h |
| IANA zone | Atlantic/Canary | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+0, Oct 25, 01:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 08:15 | 06:45 |
| Sunset | 19:40 | 18:24 |
| Daylight | 11 h 25 min | 11 h 39 min |
| People on this clock | 700 | 149,923 |
Compare El Paso with another city
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Big time differences
El Paso and Playa del Carmen: common questions
How many hours behind El Paso is Playa del Carmen?
The clocks in Playa del Carmen are 6 hours behind those in El Paso (UTC−5 and UTC+1).
What time is it in Playa del Carmen when it is 9:00 AM in El Paso?
When it is 9:00 AM in El Paso, it is 3:00 AM in Playa del Carmen.
If it is 6:00 PM in El Paso, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 6:00 PM in El Paso, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 12:00 PM.
Is there a time when both El Paso and Playa del Carmen are at work?
Yes: from 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM in El Paso (9:00 AM to 12:00 PM in Playa del Carmen), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When is it still the previous day in Playa del Carmen?
Until 6:00 AM in El Paso it is still the previous day in Playa del Carmen. The other way round, from 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen it is already the next day in El Paso.
Does the time difference between El Paso and Playa del Carmen change?
Yes. The clocks change only in El Paso. From October 25, 2026, Playa del Carmen will be 5 hours behind El Paso.
