Playa del Carmen to the Azores: time difference
The Azores is 5 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 06:39 6:39 AM Azores 11:39 11:39 AM You –:–
06:39 6:39 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:42 · 🌙 18:29
11:39 11:39 AM
Azores Summer Time · UTC+0
☀️ 07:47 · 🌙 19:14
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+5 h
The Azores is 5 h ahead of Playa del Carmen.
When you, Playa del Carmen and the Azores 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
🇵🇹 Azores
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 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen | 🇵🇹 Azores |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 06:39 | 11:39 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern Standard Time | Azores Summer Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC+0 |
| Offset from Playa del Carmen | — | +5 h |
| IANA zone | America/Cancun | Atlantic/Azores |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC-1, Oct 25, 00:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:42 | 07:47 |
| Sunset | 18:29 | 19:14 |
| Daylight | 11 h 47 min | 11 h 27 min |
| People on this clock | 149,923 | 236,657 |
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Playa del Carmen and the Azores: common questions
How many hours ahead of Playa del Carmen is the Azores?
The clocks in the Azores are 5 hours ahead of those in Playa del Carmen (UTC+0 and UTC−5).
If it is 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, what time is it in the Azores?
At 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, clocks in the Azores show 2:00 PM.
What time is it in the Azores at the end of the working day in Playa del Carmen?
The working day in Playa del Carmen ends at 6:00 PM; in the Azores it is 11:00 PM at that moment.
When is a good time to call the Azores from Playa del Carmen?
Between 9:00 AM and 1:00 PM in Playa del Carmen – that is 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM in the Azores – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When does the date change in the Azores compared with Playa del Carmen?
The new day starts in the Azores earlier: at 7:00 PM in Playa del Carmen it is already midnight there. Until 5:00 AM in the Azores, Playa del Carmen is still on the previous day.
Does the time gap between Playa del Carmen and the Azores change during the year?
Yes – daylight saving time is used in the Azores but not in Playa del Carmen. From October 25, 2026, the Azores will be 4 hours ahead of Playa del Carmen.
