La Paz to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 1 h behind La Paz. 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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La Paz 08:29 8:29 AM Playa del Carmen 07:29 7:29 AM You –:–
08:29 8:29 AM
Bolivia Time · UTC-4
☀️ 06:09 · 🌙 18:32
07:29 7:29 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:42 · 🌙 18:29
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−1 h
Playa del Carmen is 1 h behind La Paz.
When you, La Paz 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
🇧🇴 La Paz
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 | 🇧🇴 La Paz | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 08:29 | 07:29 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Bolivia Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-4 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from La Paz | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | America/La Paz | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:09 | 06:42 |
| Sunset | 18:32 | 18:29 |
| Daylight | 12 h 23 min | 11 h 47 min |
| People on this clock | 715,900 | 149,923 |
Compare La Paz with another city
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La Paz and Playa del Carmen: common questions
How far behind La Paz is Playa del Carmen?
Playa del Carmen is 1 hour behind La Paz: UTC−5 against UTC−4.
If it is 9:00 AM in La Paz, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 9:00 AM in La Paz, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 8:00 AM.
What time is it in Playa del Carmen at the end of the working day in La Paz?
The working day in La Paz ends at 6:00 PM; in Playa del Carmen it is 5:00 PM at that moment.
When is a good time to call Playa del Carmen from La Paz?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in La Paz – 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 is it still the previous day in Playa del Carmen?
Until 1:00 AM in La Paz it is still the previous day in Playa del Carmen. The other way round, from 11:00 PM in Playa del Carmen it is already the next day in La Paz.
Does the time difference between La Paz and Playa del Carmen change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 1 hour all year.
