Playa del Carmen to Acapulco: time difference
Acapulco is 1 h behind Playa del Carmen. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
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Playa del Carmen 12:42 12:42 PM Acapulco 11:42 11:42 AM You –:–
12:42 12:42 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:45 · 🌙 18:23
11:42 11:42 AM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 06:34 · 🌙 18:17
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−1 h
Acapulco is 1 h behind Playa del Carmen.
When you, Playa del Carmen and Acapulco are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen
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
🇲🇽 Acapulco
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 | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen | 🇲🇽 Acapulco |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 12:42 | 11:42 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern Standard Time | Central Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC-6 |
| Offset from Playa del Carmen | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Cancun | America/Mexico City |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:45 | 06:34 |
| Sunset | 18:23 | 18:17 |
| Daylight | 11 h 38 min | 11 h 43 min |
| People on this clock | 149,923 | 658,609 |
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Playa del Carmen and Acapulco: common questions
How far behind Playa del Carmen is Acapulco?
Acapulco is 1 hour behind Playa del Carmen: UTC−6 against UTC−5.
If it is 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, what time is it in Acapulco?
At 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, clocks in Acapulco show 8:00 AM.
What time is it in Acapulco at the end of the working day in Playa del Carmen?
The working day in Playa del Carmen ends at 6:00 PM; in Acapulco it is 5:00 PM at that moment.
When do working hours in Playa del Carmen and in Acapulco overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, which is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Acapulco.
When does the date change in Acapulco compared with Playa del Carmen?
The new day starts in Acapulco later: until 1:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, it is still the previous day there. From 11:00 PM in Acapulco, Playa del Carmen is already on the next day.
Is the time difference between Playa del Carmen and Acapulco the same all year?
Yes. Neither Playa del Carmen nor Acapulco switches to summer time, so the gap is always 1 hour.
