Guatemala to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 1 h ahead of Guatemala. 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 19:37 7:37 PM Playa del Carmen 20:37 8:37 PM You –:–
19:37 7:37 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:53 · 🌙 17:47
20:37 8:37 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.
When you, Guatemala 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
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 | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 19:37 | 20:37 |
| 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 | — | +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 | 17,263,239 | 149,923 |
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Guatemala and Playa del Carmen: common questions
How far ahead of Guatemala is Playa del Carmen?
Playa del Carmen is 1 hour ahead of Guatemala: UTC−5 against UTC−6.
If it is 9:00 AM in Guatemala, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 9:00 AM in Guatemala, 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 Guatemala?
The working day in Guatemala ends at 6:00 PM; in Playa del Carmen it is 7:00 PM at that moment.
When is a good time to call Playa del Carmen from Guatemala?
Between 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM in Guatemala – 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 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.
Is the time difference between Guatemala and Playa del Carmen the same all year?
Yes. Neither Guatemala nor Playa del Carmen switches to summer time, so the gap is always 1 hour.
