Playa del Carmen to Altos: time difference
Altos is 2 h ahead of Playa del Carmen. 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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Playa del Carmen 08:00 8:00 AM Altos 10:00 10:00 AM You –:–
08:00 8:00 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:42 · 🌙 18:29
10:00 10:00 AM
Paraguay Summer Time · UTC-3
☀️ 06:20 · 🌙 18:53
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+2 h
Altos is 2 h ahead of Playa del Carmen.
When you, Playa del Carmen and Altos 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
🇵🇾 Altos
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 0 12 AM 1 1 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen | 🇵🇾 Altos |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 08:00 | 10:00 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern Standard Time | Paraguay Summer Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC-3 |
| Offset from Playa del Carmen | — | +2 h |
| IANA zone | America/Cancun | America/Asuncion |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC-4, Mar 27, 23:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:42 | 06:20 |
| Sunset | 18:29 | 18:53 |
| Daylight | 11 h 47 min | 12 h 33 min |
| People on this clock | 149,923 | 4,763 |
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Playa del Carmen and Altos: common questions
How many hours ahead of Playa del Carmen is Altos?
The clocks in Altos are 2 hours ahead of those in Playa del Carmen (UTC−3 and UTC−5).
If it is 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, what time is it in Altos?
At 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, clocks in Altos show 11:00 AM.
What time is it in Altos at the end of the working day in Playa del Carmen?
The working day in Playa del Carmen ends at 6:00 PM; in Altos it is 8:00 PM at that moment.
When do working hours in Playa del Carmen and in Altos overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, which is 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Altos.
When does the date change in Altos compared with Playa del Carmen?
The new day starts in Altos earlier: at 10:00 PM in Playa del Carmen it is already midnight there. Until 2:00 AM in Altos, Playa del Carmen is still on the previous day.
Does the time difference between Playa del Carmen and Altos change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 2 hours all year.
