Hafnarfjordur to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 5 h behind Hafnarfjordur. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
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Hafnarfjordur 01:44 1:44 AM Playa del Carmen 20:44 8:44 PM You –:–
01:44 1:44 AM
Greenwich Mean Time · UTC+0
☀️ 08:30 · 🌙 17:57
20:44 8:44 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:45 · 🌙 18:23
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−5 h
Playa del Carmen is 5 h behind Hafnarfjordur.
When you, Hafnarfjordur and Playa del Carmen are all at the desk
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Working hours
🇮🇸 Hafnarfjordur
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
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 18 6 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇮🇸 Hafnarfjordur | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 01:44 | 20:44 |
| Local date | Monday, October 19, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 2026 |
| Time zone | Greenwich Mean Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+0 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Hafnarfjordur | — | −5 h |
| IANA zone | Atlantic/Reykjavik | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 08:30 | 06:45 |
| Sunset | 17:57 | 18:23 |
| Daylight | 9 h 27 min | 11 h 38 min |
| People on this clock | 31,525 | 149,923 |
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Hafnarfjordur and Playa del Carmen: common questions
How far behind Hafnarfjordur is Playa del Carmen?
Playa del Carmen is 5 hours behind Hafnarfjordur: UTC−5 against UTC+0.
If it is 9:00 AM in Hafnarfjordur, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 9:00 AM in Hafnarfjordur, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 4:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Hafnarfjordur, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 6:00 PM in Hafnarfjordur, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 1:00 PM.
Is there a time when both Hafnarfjordur and Playa del Carmen are at work?
Yes: from 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Hafnarfjordur (9:00 AM to 1:00 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 5:00 AM in Hafnarfjordur it is still the previous day in Playa del Carmen. The other way round, from 7:00 PM in Playa del Carmen it is already the next day in Hafnarfjordur.
Is the time difference between Hafnarfjordur and Playa del Carmen the same all year?
Yes. Neither Hafnarfjordur nor Playa del Carmen switches to summer time, so the gap is always 5 hours.
