Playa del Carmen to Arecibo: time difference
Arecibo is 1 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 13:14 1:14 PM Arecibo 14:14 2:14 PM You –:–
13:14 1:14 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:45 · 🌙 18:24
14:14 2:14 PM
Atlantic Standard Time · UTC-4
☀️ 06:22 · 🌙 18:04
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+1 h
Arecibo is 1 h ahead of Playa del Carmen.
When you, Playa del Carmen and Arecibo 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
🇵🇷 Arecibo
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 0 12 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen | 🇵🇷 Arecibo |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 13:14 | 14:14 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 17, 2026 | Saturday, October 17, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern Standard Time | Atlantic Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC-4 |
| Offset from Playa del Carmen | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Cancun | America/Puerto Rico |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:45 | 06:22 |
| Sunset | 18:24 | 18:04 |
| Daylight | 11 h 39 min | 11 h 42 min |
| People on this clock | 149,923 | 39,634 |
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Playa del Carmen and Arecibo: common questions
How many hours ahead of Playa del Carmen is Arecibo?
The clocks in Arecibo are 1 hour ahead of those in Playa del Carmen (UTC−4 and UTC−5).
If it is 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, what time is it in Arecibo?
At 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, clocks in Arecibo show 10:00 AM.
What time is it in Arecibo at the end of the working day in Playa del Carmen?
The working day in Playa del Carmen ends at 6:00 PM; in Arecibo it is 7:00 PM at that moment.
When is a good time to call Arecibo from Playa del Carmen?
Between 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM in Playa del Carmen – that is 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Arecibo – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
From what time in Playa del Carmen is it tomorrow in Arecibo?
Once it is 11:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, the date in Arecibo has already changed. Until 1:00 AM in Arecibo, it is still the previous day in Playa del Carmen.
Does the time gap between Playa del Carmen and Arecibo change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Playa del Carmen nor in Arecibo, so the gap is 1 hour all year round.
