Palermo to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 2 h behind Palermo. 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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Palermo 21:51 9:51 PM Playa del Carmen 19:51 7:51 PM You –:–
21:51 9:51 PM
Argentina Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 06:09 · 🌙 19:10
19:51 7:51 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:45 · 🌙 18:23
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−2 h
Playa del Carmen is 2 h behind Palermo.
When you, Palermo 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
🇦🇷 Palermo
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
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 20 8 PM 21 9 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇦🇷 Palermo | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 21:51 | 19:51 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 2026 |
| Time zone | Argentina Standard Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-3 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Palermo | — | −2 h |
| IANA zone | America/Argentina/Buenos Aires | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:09 | 06:45 |
| Sunset | 19:10 | 18:23 |
| Daylight | 13 h 2 min | 11 h 38 min |
| People on this clock | 57,000 | 149,923 |
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Palermo and Playa del Carmen: common questions
How many hours behind Palermo is Playa del Carmen?
The clocks in Playa del Carmen are 2 hours behind those in Palermo (UTC−5 and UTC−3).
What time is it in Playa del Carmen at the start of the working day in Palermo?
The working day in Palermo starts at 9:00 AM; in Playa del Carmen it is 7:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Palermo, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 6:00 PM in Palermo, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 4:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Playa del Carmen from Palermo?
Between 11:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Palermo – that is 9:00 AM to 4:00 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 Palermo?
The new day starts in Playa del Carmen later: until 2:00 AM in Palermo, it is still the previous day there. From 10:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, Palermo is already on the next day.
Does the time gap between Palermo and Playa del Carmen change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Palermo nor in Playa del Carmen, so the gap is 2 hours all year round.
