Playa del Carmen to Barbados: time difference
Barbados 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 07:17 7:17 AM Barbados 08:17 8:17 AM You –:–
07:17 7:17 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:42 · 🌙 18:29
08:17 8:17 AM
Atlantic Standard Time · UTC-4
☀️ 05:49 · 🌙 17:43
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+1 h
Barbados is 1 h ahead of Playa del Carmen.
When you, Playa del Carmen and Barbados 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
🇧🇧 Barbados
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 | 🇧🇧 Barbados |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 07:17 | 08:17 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 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/Barbados |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:42 | 05:49 |
| Sunset | 18:29 | 17:43 |
| Daylight | 11 h 47 min | 11 h 54 min |
| People on this clock | 149,923 | 303,431 |
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Playa del Carmen and Barbados: common questions
What is the time difference between Playa del Carmen and Barbados?
Barbados is 1 hour ahead: it uses UTC−4, while Playa del Carmen is on UTC−5.
If it is 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, what time is it in Barbados?
At 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, clocks in Barbados show 10:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, what time is it in Barbados?
At 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, clocks in Barbados show 7:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Barbados 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 Barbados – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
From what time in Playa del Carmen is it tomorrow in Barbados?
Once it is 11:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, the date in Barbados has already changed. Until 1:00 AM in Barbados, it is still the previous day in Playa del Carmen.
Is the time difference between Playa del Carmen and Barbados the same all year?
Yes. Neither Playa del Carmen nor Barbados switches to summer time, so the gap is always 1 hour.
