Leon to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 1 h ahead of Leon. 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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Leon 18:53 6:53 PM Playa del Carmen 19:53 7:53 PM You –:–
18:53 6:53 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 06:44 · 🌙 18:22
19:53 7:53 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:45 · 🌙 18:24
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+1 h
Playa del Carmen is 1 h ahead of Leon.
When you, Leon 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
🇲🇽 Leon
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 | 🇲🇽 Leon | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 18:53 | 19:53 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 17, 2026 | Saturday, October 17, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central Standard Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-6 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Leon | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Mexico City | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:44 | 06:45 |
| Sunset | 18:22 | 18:24 |
| Daylight | 11 h 38 min | 11 h 39 min |
| People on this clock | 1,579,803 | 149,923 |
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Leon and Playa del Carmen: common questions
What is the time difference between Leon and Playa del Carmen?
Playa del Carmen is 1 hour ahead: it uses UTC−5, while Leon is on UTC−6.
If it is 9:00 AM in Leon, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 9:00 AM in Leon, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 10:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Leon, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 6:00 PM in Leon, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 7:00 PM.
When do working hours in Leon and in Playa del Carmen overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Leon, which is 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen.
When is it already the next day in Playa del Carmen?
From 11:00 PM in Leon 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 Leon.
Is the time difference between Leon and Playa del Carmen the same all year?
Yes. Neither Leon nor Playa del Carmen switches to summer time, so the gap is always 1 hour.
