Placetas to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 1 h behind Placetas. 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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Placetas 13:19 1:19 PM Playa del Carmen 12:19 12:19 PM You –:–
13:19 1:19 PM
Cuba Daylight Time · UTC-4
☀️ 07:16 · 🌙 18:53
12:19 12:19 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:45 · 🌙 18:24
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−1 h
Playa del Carmen is 1 h behind Placetas.
When you, Placetas 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
🇨🇺 Placetas
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
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 22 10 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇨🇺 Placetas | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 13:19 | 12:19 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 17, 2026 | Saturday, October 17, 2026 |
| Time zone | Cuba Daylight Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-4 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Placetas | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Havana | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC-5, Nov 1, 00:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 07:16 | 06:45 |
| Sunset | 18:53 | 18:24 |
| Daylight | 11 h 37 min | 11 h 39 min |
| People on this clock | 39,615 | 149,923 |
Compare Placetas with another city
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Placetas and Playa del Carmen: common questions
How many hours behind Placetas is Playa del Carmen?
The clocks in Playa del Carmen are 1 hour behind those in Placetas (UTC−5 and UTC−4).
If it is 9:00 AM in Placetas, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 9:00 AM in Placetas, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 8:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Placetas, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 6:00 PM in Placetas, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 5:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Playa del Carmen from Placetas?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Placetas – that is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Playa del Carmen – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it still the previous day in Playa del Carmen?
Until 1:00 AM in Placetas it is still the previous day in Playa del Carmen. The other way round, from 11:00 PM in Playa del Carmen it is already the next day in Placetas.
Does the time difference between Placetas and Playa del Carmen change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Placetas. From November 1, 2026, Playa del Carmen and Placetas will have the same time.
