North Vancouver to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 2 h ahead of North Vancouver. 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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North Vancouver 13:27 1:27 PM Playa del Carmen 15:27 3:27 PM You –:–
13:27 1:27 PM
Pacific Daylight Time · UTC-7
☀️ 07:40 · 🌙 18:16
15:27 3:27 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:46 · 🌙 18:22
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+2 h
Playa del Carmen is 2 h ahead of North Vancouver.
When you, North Vancouver 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
🇨🇦 North Vancouver
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
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 1 1 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇨🇦 North Vancouver | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 13:27 | 15:27 |
| Local date | Monday, October 19, 2026 | Monday, October 19, 2026 |
| Time zone | Pacific Daylight Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-7 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from North Vancouver | — | +2 h |
| IANA zone | America/Vancouver | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC-8, Nov 1, 01:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 07:40 | 06:46 |
| Sunset | 18:16 | 18:22 |
| Daylight | 10 h 35 min | 11 h 37 min |
| People on this clock | 48,200 | 149,923 |
Compare North Vancouver with another city
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North Vancouver and Playa del Carmen: common questions
What is the time difference between North Vancouver and Playa del Carmen?
Playa del Carmen is 2 hours ahead: it uses UTC−5, while North Vancouver is on UTC−7.
What time is it in Playa del Carmen when it is 9:00 AM in North Vancouver?
When it is 9:00 AM in North Vancouver, it is 11:00 AM in Playa del Carmen.
If it is 6:00 PM in North Vancouver, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 6:00 PM in North Vancouver, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 8:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Playa del Carmen from North Vancouver?
Between 9:00 AM and 4:00 PM in North Vancouver – that is 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it already the next day in Playa del Carmen?
From 10:00 PM in North Vancouver it is already the next day in Playa del Carmen. The other way round, until 2:00 AM in Playa del Carmen it is still the previous day in North Vancouver.
Does the time gap between North Vancouver and Playa del Carmen change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in North Vancouver nor in Playa del Carmen, so the gap is 2 hours all year round.
