Kansas City, KS to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 1 h ahead of Kansas City, KS. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
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Kansas City, KS 18:31 6:31 PM Playa del Carmen 19:31 7:31 PM You –:–
18:31 6:31 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 06:52 · 🌙 17:14
19:31 7:31 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:54 · 🌙 18:12
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+1 h
Playa del Carmen is 1 h ahead of Kansas City, KS.
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Working hours
🇺🇸 Kansas City, KS
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🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇺🇸 Kansas City, KS | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 18:31 | 19:31 |
| Local date | Friday, November 6, 2026 | Friday, November 6, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central Standard Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-6 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Kansas City, KS | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Chicago | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | On standard time → UTC-5, Mar 14, 03:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:52 | 06:54 |
| Sunset | 17:14 | 18:12 |
| Daylight | 10 h 21 min | 11 h 18 min |
| People on this clock | 463,202 | 149,923 |
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Kansas City, KS and Playa del Carmen: common questions
How far ahead of Kansas City, KS, is Playa del Carmen?
Playa del Carmen is 1 hour ahead of Kansas City: UTC−5 against UTC−6.
If it is 9:00 AM in Kansas City, KS, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 9:00 AM in Kansas City, 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 Kansas City, KS?
The working day in Kansas City ends at 6:00 PM; in Playa del Carmen it is 7:00 PM at that moment.
Is there a time when both Kansas City, KS, and Playa del Carmen are at work?
Yes: from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Kansas City (10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
From what time in Kansas City, KS, is it tomorrow in Playa del Carmen?
Once it is 11:00 PM in Kansas City, the date in Playa del Carmen has already changed. Until 1:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, it is still the previous day in Kansas City.
Does the time difference between Kansas City, KS, and Playa del Carmen change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Kansas City. From March 14, 2027, Playa del Carmen and Kansas City will have the same time.
