Merida to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 1 h behind 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 21:25 9:25 PM Playa del Carmen 20:25 8:25 PM You –:–
21:25 9:25 PM
Venezuela Time · UTC-4
☀️ 06:33 · 🌙 18:28
20:25 8:25 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:45 · 🌙 18:23
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−1 h
Playa del Carmen is 1 h behind 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
23 11 PM 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇻🇪 Merida | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 21:25 | 20:25 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 2026 |
| Time zone | Venezuela Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-4 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Merida | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Caracas | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:33 | 06:45 |
| Sunset | 18:28 | 18:23 |
| Daylight | 11 h 55 min | 11 h 38 min |
| People on this clock | 250,303 | 149,923 |
Compare Merida with another city
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Merida and Playa del Carmen: common questions
How many hours behind Merida is Playa del Carmen?
The clocks in Playa del Carmen are 1 hour behind those in Merida (UTC−5 and UTC−4).
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 8:00 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 5:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Playa del Carmen from Merida?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Merida – that is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Playa del Carmen – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it still the previous day in Playa del Carmen?
Until 1:00 AM in Merida it is still the previous day in Playa del Carmen. The other way round, from 11:00 PM in Playa del Carmen it is already the next day in Merida.
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.
