Nuuk to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 4 h behind Nuuk. 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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Nuuk 11:27 11:27 AM Playa del Carmen 07:27 7:27 AM You –:–
11:27 11:27 AM
West Greenland Summer Time · UTC-1
☀️ 09:33 · 🌙 18:52
07:27 7:27 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:46 · 🌙 18:22
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−4 h
Playa del Carmen is 4 h behind Nuuk.
When you, Nuuk 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
🇬🇱 Nuuk
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 | 🇬🇱 Nuuk | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 11:27 | 07:27 |
| Local date | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 |
| Time zone | West Greenland Summer Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-1 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Nuuk | — | −4 h |
| IANA zone | America/Nuuk | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC-2, Oct 24, 23:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 09:33 | 06:46 |
| Sunset | 18:52 | 18:22 |
| Daylight | 9 h 20 min | 11 h 36 min |
| People on this clock | 18,326 | 149,923 |
Compare Nuuk with another city
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Big time differences
Nuuk and Playa del Carmen: common questions
How many hours behind Nuuk is Playa del Carmen?
The clocks in Playa del Carmen are 4 hours behind those in Nuuk (UTC−5 and UTC−1).
What time is it in Playa del Carmen at the start of the working day in Nuuk?
The working day in Nuuk starts at 9:00 AM; in Playa del Carmen it is 5:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Nuuk, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 6:00 PM in Nuuk, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 2:00 PM.
When do working hours in Nuuk and in Playa del Carmen overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 1:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Nuuk, which is 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM in Playa del Carmen.
When is it still the previous day in Playa del Carmen?
Until 4:00 AM in Nuuk it is still the previous day in Playa del Carmen. The other way round, from 8:00 PM in Playa del Carmen it is already the next day in Nuuk.
Is the time difference between Nuuk and Playa del Carmen the same all year?
No. Only Nuuk switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From October 24, 2026, Playa del Carmen will be 3 hours behind Nuuk.
