Medellin to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Medellin and Playa del Carmen keep the same time. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how they sit against your own time.
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Medellin 20:43 8:43 PM Playa del Carmen 20:43 8:43 PM You –:–
20:43 8:43 PM
Colombia Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 05:50 · 🌙 17:51
20:43 8:43 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:42 · 🌙 18:30
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same time
Playa del Carmen is in the same time zone as Medellin.
When you, Medellin 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
🇨🇴 Medellin
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
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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇨🇴 Medellin | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 20:43 | 20:43 |
| Local date | Friday, October 9, 2026 | Friday, October 9, 2026 |
| Time zone | Colombia Standard Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Medellin | — | same time |
| IANA zone | America/Bogota | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:50 | 06:42 |
| Sunset | 17:51 | 18:30 |
| Daylight | 12 h 1 min | 11 h 48 min |
| People on this clock | 2,486,723 | 149,923 |
Compare Medellin with another city
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Medellin and Playa del Carmen: common questions
Is Playa del Carmen on the same time as Medellin?
Yes, right now the clocks in Playa del Carmen and in Medellin show the same time (UTC−5).
When does the new day start in Playa del Carmen compared with Medellin?
At the same moment: Medellin and Playa del Carmen share the same time, so midnight comes to both places together.
Does the time difference between Medellin and Playa del Carmen ever change?
No. There is no daylight saving time in either place, so the clocks always match.
