Escazu to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 1 h ahead of Escazu. 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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Escazu 08:00 8:00 AM Playa del Carmen 09:00 9:00 AM You –:–
08:00 8:00 AM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:26 · 🌙 17:19
09:00 9:00 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:46 · 🌙 18:22
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+1 h
Playa del Carmen is 1 h ahead of Escazu.
When you, Escazu 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
🇨🇷 Escazu
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 | 🇨🇷 Escazu | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 08:00 | 09:00 |
| 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 Escazu | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Costa Rica | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:26 | 06:46 |
| Sunset | 17:19 | 18:22 |
| Daylight | 11 h 53 min | 11 h 37 min |
| People on this clock | 11,984 | 149,923 |
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Escazu and Playa del Carmen: common questions
How far ahead of Escazu is Playa del Carmen?
Playa del Carmen is 1 hour ahead of Escazu: UTC−5 against UTC−6.
If it is 9:00 AM in Escazu, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 9:00 AM in Escazu, 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 Escazu?
The working day in Escazu ends at 6:00 PM; in Playa del Carmen it is 7:00 PM at that moment.
When do working hours in Escazu and in Playa del Carmen overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Escazu, which is 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen.
When does the date change in Playa del Carmen compared with Escazu?
The new day starts in Playa del Carmen earlier: at 11:00 PM in Escazu it is already midnight there. Until 1:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, Escazu is still on the previous day.
Is the time difference between Escazu and Playa del Carmen the same all year?
Yes. Neither Escazu nor Playa del Carmen switches to summer time, so the gap is always 1 hour.
