Palermo to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 7 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 04:34 4:34 AM Playa del Carmen 21:34 9:34 PM You –:–
04:34 4:34 AM
Central European Summer Time · UTC+2
☀️ 07:11 · 🌙 18:38
21:34 9:34 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:42 · 🌙 18:30
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−7 h
Playa del Carmen is 7 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
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 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇮🇹 Palermo | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 04:34 | 21:34 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Friday, October 9, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central European Summer Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Palermo | — | −7 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Rome | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+1, Oct 25, 02:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 07:11 | 06:42 |
| Sunset | 18:38 | 18:30 |
| Daylight | 11 h 27 min | 11 h 48 min |
| People on this clock | 628,165 | 149,923 |
Compare Palermo with another city
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Palermo and Playa del Carmen: common questions
How far behind Palermo is Playa del Carmen?
Playa del Carmen is 7 hours behind Palermo: UTC−5 against UTC+2.
If it is 9:00 AM in Palermo, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 9:00 AM in Palermo, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 2:00 AM.
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 11:00 AM.
Is there a time when both Palermo and Playa del Carmen are at work?
Yes: from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Palermo (9:00 AM to 11:00 AM in Playa del Carmen), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When is it still the previous day in Playa del Carmen?
Until 7:00 AM in Palermo it is still the previous day in Playa del Carmen. The other way round, from 5:00 PM in Playa del Carmen it is already the next day in Palermo.
Is the time difference between Palermo and Playa del Carmen the same all year?
No. Only Palermo switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From October 25, 2026, Playa del Carmen will be 6 hours behind Palermo.
