Matagalpa to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 1 h ahead of Matagalpa. 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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Matagalpa 02:40 2:40 AM Playa del Carmen 03:40 3:40 AM You –:–
02:40 2:40 AM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:35 · 🌙 17:24
03:40 3:40 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:45 · 🌙 18:23
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+1 h
Playa del Carmen is 1 h ahead of Matagalpa.
When you, Matagalpa and Playa del Carmen are all at the desk
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Working hours
🇳🇮 Matagalpa
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🇲🇽 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 | 🇳🇮 Matagalpa | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 02:40 | 03:40 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central Standard Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-6 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Matagalpa | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Managua | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:35 | 06:45 |
| Sunset | 17:24 | 18:23 |
| Daylight | 11 h 49 min | 11 h 38 min |
| People on this clock | 159,982 | 149,923 |
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Matagalpa and Playa del Carmen: common questions
How many hours ahead of Matagalpa is Playa del Carmen?
The clocks in Playa del Carmen are 1 hour ahead of those in Matagalpa (UTC−5 and UTC−6).
If it is 9:00 AM in Matagalpa, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 9:00 AM in Matagalpa, 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 Matagalpa?
The working day in Matagalpa ends at 6:00 PM; in Playa del Carmen it is 7:00 PM at that moment.
When is a good time to call Playa del Carmen from Matagalpa?
Between 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM in Matagalpa – that is 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
From what time in Matagalpa is it tomorrow in Playa del Carmen?
Once it is 11:00 PM in Matagalpa, the date in Playa del Carmen has already changed. Until 1:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, it is still the previous day in Matagalpa.
Is the time difference between Matagalpa and Playa del Carmen the same all year?
Yes. Neither Matagalpa nor Playa del Carmen switches to summer time, so the gap is always 1 hour.
