Higuey to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 1 h behind Higuey. 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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Higuey 13:37 1:37 PM Playa del Carmen 12:37 12:37 PM You –:–
13:37 1:37 PM
Atlantic Standard Time · UTC-4
☀️ 06:34 · 🌙 18:05
12:37 12:37 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:49 · 🌙 18:16
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−1 h
Playa del Carmen is 1 h behind Higuey.
When you, Higuey 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
🇩🇴 Higuey
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
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 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇩🇴 Higuey | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 13:37 | 12:37 |
| Local date | Wednesday, October 28, 2026 | Wednesday, October 28, 2026 |
| Time zone | Atlantic Standard Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-4 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Higuey | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Santo Domingo | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:34 | 06:49 |
| Sunset | 18:05 | 18:16 |
| Daylight | 11 h 31 min | 11 h 27 min |
| People on this clock | 123,787 | 149,923 |
Compare Higuey with another city
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Higuey and Playa del Carmen: common questions
How many hours behind Higuey is Playa del Carmen?
The clocks in Playa del Carmen are 1 hour behind those in Higuey (UTC−5 and UTC−4).
What time is it in Playa del Carmen at the start of the working day in Higuey?
The working day in Higuey starts at 9:00 AM; in Playa del Carmen it is 8:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Higuey, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 6:00 PM in Higuey, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 5:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Playa del Carmen from Higuey?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Higuey – that is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Playa del Carmen – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When does the date change in Playa del Carmen compared with Higuey?
The new day starts in Playa del Carmen later: until 1:00 AM in Higuey, it is still the previous day there. From 11:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, Higuey is already on the next day.
Does the time gap between Higuey and Playa del Carmen change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Higuey nor in Playa del Carmen, so the gap is 1 hour all year round.
