Merida to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 1 h ahead of Merida. 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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Merida 18:57 6:57 PM Playa del Carmen 19:57 7:57 PM You –:–
18:57 6:57 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:53 · 🌙 17:40
19:57 7:57 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:42 · 🌙 18:30
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+1 h
Playa del Carmen is 1 h ahead of Merida.
When you, Merida 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
🇲🇽 Merida
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 | 🇲🇽 Merida | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 18:57 | 19:57 |
| Local date | Friday, October 9, 2026 | Friday, October 9, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central Standard Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-6 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Merida | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Merida | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:53 | 06:42 |
| Sunset | 17:40 | 18:30 |
| Daylight | 11 h 48 min | 11 h 48 min |
| People on this clock | 975,000 | 149,923 |
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Merida and Playa del Carmen: common questions
What is the time difference between Merida and Playa del Carmen?
Playa del Carmen is 1 hour ahead: it uses UTC−5, while Merida is on UTC−6.
If it is 9:00 AM in Merida, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 9:00 AM in Merida, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 10:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Merida, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 6:00 PM in Merida, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 7:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Playa del Carmen from Merida?
Between 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM in Merida – 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).
When does the date change in Playa del Carmen compared with Merida?
The new day starts in Playa del Carmen earlier: at 11:00 PM in Merida it is already midnight there. Until 1:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, Merida is still on the previous day.
Is the time difference between Merida and Playa del Carmen the same all year?
Yes. Neither Merida nor Playa del Carmen switches to summer time, so the gap is always 1 hour.
