Long Beach, CA to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 2 h ahead of Long Beach, CA. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
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Long Beach, CA 16:09 4:09 PM Playa del Carmen 18:09 6:09 PM You –:–
16:09 4:09 PM
Pacific Daylight Time · UTC-7
☀️ 07:03 · 🌙 18:13
18:09 6:09 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:46 · 🌙 18:21
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+2 h
Playa del Carmen is 2 h ahead of Long Beach, CA.
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Working hours
🇺🇸 Long Beach, CA
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
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 1 1 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇺🇸 Long Beach, CA | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 16:09 | 18:09 |
| Local date | Wednesday, October 21, 2026 | Wednesday, October 21, 2026 |
| Time zone | Pacific Daylight Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-7 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Long Beach, CA | — | +2 h |
| IANA zone | America/Los Angeles | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC-8, Nov 1, 01:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 07:03 | 06:46 |
| Sunset | 18:13 | 18:21 |
| Daylight | 11 h 10 min | 11 h 35 min |
| People on this clock | 469,450 | 149,923 |
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Long Beach, CA and Playa del Carmen: common questions
How many hours ahead of Long Beach, CA, is Playa del Carmen?
The clocks in Playa del Carmen are 2 hours ahead of those in Long Beach (UTC−5 and UTC−7).
If it is 9:00 AM in Long Beach, CA, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 9:00 AM in Long Beach, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 11:00 AM.
What time is it in Playa del Carmen at the end of the working day in Long Beach, CA?
The working day in Long Beach ends at 6:00 PM; in Playa del Carmen it is 8:00 PM at that moment.
When do working hours in Long Beach, CA, and in Playa del Carmen overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Long Beach, which is 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen.
When is it already the next day in Playa del Carmen?
From 10:00 PM in Long Beach, CA, it is already the next day in Playa del Carmen. The other way round, until 2:00 AM in Playa del Carmen it is still the previous day in Long Beach.
Is the time difference between Long Beach, CA, and Playa del Carmen the same all year?
No. Only Long Beach switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From November 1, 2026, Playa del Carmen will be 3 hours ahead of Long Beach.
