Mindelo to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 4 h behind Mindelo. 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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Mindelo 02:43 2:43 AM Playa del Carmen 22:43 10:43 PM You –:–
02:43 2:43 AM
Cape Verde Standard Time · UTC-1
☀️ 06:32 · 🌙 18:23
22:43 10:43 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:42 · 🌙 18:30
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−4 h
Playa del Carmen is 4 h behind Mindelo.
When you, Mindelo 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
🇨🇻 Mindelo
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
20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇨🇻 Mindelo | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 02:43 | 22:43 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Friday, October 9, 2026 |
| Time zone | Cape Verde Standard Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-1 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Mindelo | — | −4 h |
| IANA zone | Atlantic/Cape Verde | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:32 | 06:42 |
| Sunset | 18:23 | 18:30 |
| Daylight | 11 h 51 min | 11 h 48 min |
| People on this clock | 70,000 | 149,923 |
Compare Mindelo with another city
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Big time differences
Mindelo and Playa del Carmen: common questions
How many hours behind Mindelo is Playa del Carmen?
The clocks in Playa del Carmen are 4 hours behind those in Mindelo (UTC−5 and UTC−1).
What time is it in Playa del Carmen at the start of the working day in Mindelo?
The working day in Mindelo starts at 9:00 AM; in Playa del Carmen it is 5:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Mindelo, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 6:00 PM in Mindelo, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 2:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Playa del Carmen from Mindelo?
Between 1:00 PM and 6:00 PM in Mindelo – that is 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM in Playa del Carmen – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
Until what time in Mindelo is it still yesterday in Playa del Carmen?
Before 4:00 AM in Mindelo, the date in Playa del Carmen has not changed yet. From 8:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, it is already the next day in Mindelo.
Does the time difference between Mindelo and Playa del Carmen change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 4 hours all year.
