Guanacaste to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 1 h ahead of Guanacaste. 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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Guanacaste 20:26 8:26 PM Playa del Carmen 21:26 9:26 PM You –:–
20:26 8:26 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:31 · 🌙 17:26
21:26 9:26 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:44 · 🌙 18:26
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+1 h
Playa del Carmen is 1 h ahead of Guanacaste.
When you, Guanacaste and Playa del Carmen are all at the desk
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Working hours
🇨🇷 Guanacaste
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 | 🇨🇷 Guanacaste | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 20:26 | 21:26 |
| Local date | Wednesday, October 14, 2026 | Wednesday, October 14, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central Standard Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-6 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Guanacaste | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Costa Rica | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:31 | 06:44 |
| Sunset | 17:26 | 18:26 |
| Daylight | 11 h 55 min | 11 h 42 min |
| People on this clock | 1,823 | 149,923 |
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Guanacaste and Playa del Carmen: common questions
What is the time difference between Guanacaste and Playa del Carmen?
Playa del Carmen is 1 hour ahead: it uses UTC−5, while Guanacaste is on UTC−6.
If it is 9:00 AM in Guanacaste, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 9:00 AM in Guanacaste, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 10:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Guanacaste, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 6:00 PM in Guanacaste, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 7:00 PM.
When do working hours in Guanacaste and in Playa del Carmen overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Guanacaste, which is 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen.
When is it already the next day in Playa del Carmen?
From 11:00 PM in Guanacaste it is already the next day in Playa del Carmen. The other way round, until 1:00 AM in Playa del Carmen it is still the previous day in Guanacaste.
Is the time difference between Guanacaste and Playa del Carmen the same all year?
Yes. Neither Guanacaste nor Playa del Carmen switches to summer time, so the gap is always 1 hour.
