Playa del Carmen to Barra: time difference
Barra 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
Drag along the band to read any hour in every place at once.
Playa del Carmen 03:38 3:38 AM Barra 08:38 8:38 AM You –:–
03:38 3:38 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:42 · 🌙 18:29
08:38 8:38 AM
Greenwich Mean Time · UTC+0
☀️ 06:57 · 🌙 18:51
·
+5 h
Barra is 5 h ahead of Playa del Carmen.
When you, Playa del Carmen and Barra 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
🇬🇲 Barra
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
📍 Your time
- Asleep
- Early
- Working hours
- Evening
- Both working
- Right now
Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen | 🇬🇲 Barra |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 03:38 | 08:38 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern Standard Time | Greenwich Mean Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC+0 |
| Offset from Playa del Carmen | — | +5 h |
| IANA zone | America/Cancun | Africa/Banjul |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:42 | 06:57 |
| Sunset | 18:29 | 18:51 |
| Daylight | 11 h 47 min | 11 h 54 min |
| People on this clock | 149,923 | 6,020 |
Compare Playa del Carmen with another city
More comparisons with Playa del Carmen: the time zones next to it and the far side of the clock.
Nearby time zones
Big time differences
Playa del Carmen and Barra: common questions
How far ahead of Playa del Carmen is Barra?
Barra is 5 hours ahead of Playa del Carmen: UTC+0 against UTC−5.
What time is it in Barra at the start of the working day in Playa del Carmen?
The working day in Playa del Carmen starts at 9:00 AM; in Barra it is 2:00 PM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, what time is it in Barra?
At 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, clocks in Barra show 11:00 PM.
Is there a time when both Playa del Carmen and Barra are at work?
Yes: from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM in Playa del Carmen (2:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Barra), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When does the date change in Barra compared with Playa del Carmen?
The new day starts in Barra earlier: at 7:00 PM in Playa del Carmen it is already midnight there. Until 5:00 AM in Barra, Playa del Carmen is still on the previous day.
Does the time gap between Playa del Carmen and Barra change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Playa del Carmen nor in Barra, so the gap is 5 hours all year round.
