Mexico to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 1 h ahead of Mexico. 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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Mexico 20:34 8:34 PM Playa del Carmen 21:34 9:34 PM You –:–
20:34 8:34 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 06:30 · 🌙 18:19
21:34 9:34 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:42 · 🌙 18:30
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+1 h
Playa del Carmen is 1 h ahead of Mexico.
When you, Mexico 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
🇲🇽 Mexico
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 | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 20:34 | 21:34 |
| 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 Mexico | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Mexico City | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:30 | 06:42 |
| Sunset | 18:19 | 18:30 |
| Daylight | 11 h 49 min | 11 h 48 min |
| People on this clock | 124,777,324 | 149,923 |
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Mexico and Playa del Carmen: common questions
How many hours ahead of Mexico is Playa del Carmen?
The clocks in Playa del Carmen are 1 hour ahead of those in Mexico (UTC−5 and UTC−6).
If it is 9:00 AM in Mexico, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 9:00 AM in Mexico, 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 Mexico?
The working day in Mexico 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 Mexico?
Between 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM in Mexico – 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 Mexico?
The new day starts in Playa del Carmen earlier: at 11:00 PM in Mexico it is already midnight there. Until 1:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, Mexico is still on the previous day.
Does the time difference between Mexico and Playa del Carmen change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 1 hour all year.
