Guatemala City to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 1 h ahead of Guatemala City. 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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Guatemala City 18:31 6:31 PM Playa del Carmen 19:31 7:31 PM You –:–
18:31 6:31 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:53 · 🌙 17:47
19:31 7:31 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:42 · 🌙 18:30
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+1 h
Playa del Carmen is 1 h ahead of Guatemala City.
When you, Guatemala City 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
🇬🇹 Guatemala City
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 | 🇬🇹 Guatemala City | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 18:31 | 19:31 |
| Local date | Friday, October 9, 2026 | Friday, October 9, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central Standard Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-6 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Guatemala City | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Guatemala | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:53 | 06:42 |
| Sunset | 17:47 | 18:30 |
| Daylight | 11 h 54 min | 11 h 48 min |
| People on this clock | 2,450,212 | 149,923 |
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Guatemala City and Playa del Carmen: common questions
How many hours ahead of Guatemala City is Playa del Carmen?
The clocks in Playa del Carmen are 1 hour ahead of those in Guatemala City (UTC−5 and UTC−6).
If it is 9:00 AM in Guatemala City, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 9:00 AM in Guatemala City, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 10:00 AM.
What time is it in Playa del Carmen when it is 6:00 PM in Guatemala City?
When it is 6:00 PM in Guatemala City, it is 7:00 PM in Playa del Carmen.
When is a good time to call Playa del Carmen from Guatemala City?
Between 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM in Guatemala City – that is 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it already the next day in Playa del Carmen?
From 11:00 PM in Guatemala City 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 Guatemala City.
Is the time difference between Guatemala City and Playa del Carmen the same all year?
Yes. Neither Guatemala City nor Playa del Carmen switches to summer time, so the gap is always 1 hour.
