Playa del Carmen to Brea, CA: time difference
Brea, CA is 2 h behind Playa del Carmen. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
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Playa del Carmen 17:36 5:36 PM Brea, CA 15:36 3:36 PM You –:–
17:36 5:36 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:46 · 🌙 18:21
15:36 3:36 PM
Pacific Daylight Time · UTC-7
☀️ 07:02 · 🌙 18:12
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−2 h
Brea, CA is 2 h behind Playa del Carmen.
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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
🇺🇸 Brea, CA
22 10 PM 23 11 PM 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen | 🇺🇸 Brea, CA |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 17:36 | 15:36 |
| Local date | Wednesday, October 21, 2026 | Wednesday, October 21, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern Standard Time | Pacific Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC-7 |
| Offset from Playa del Carmen | — | −2 h |
| IANA zone | America/Cancun | America/Los Angeles |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC-8, Nov 1, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:46 | 07:02 |
| Sunset | 18:21 | 18:12 |
| Daylight | 11 h 35 min | 11 h 10 min |
| People on this clock | 149,923 | 38,585 |
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Playa del Carmen and Brea, CA: common questions
What is the time difference between Playa del Carmen and Brea, CA?
Brea is 2 hours behind: it uses UTC−7, while Playa del Carmen is on UTC−5.
If it is 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, what time is it in Brea, CA?
At 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, clocks in Brea show 7:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, what time is it in Brea, CA?
At 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, clocks in Brea show 4:00 PM.
When do working hours in Playa del Carmen and in Brea, CA, overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, which is 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Brea.
Until what time in Playa del Carmen is it still yesterday in Brea, CA?
Before 2:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, the date in Brea has not changed yet. From 10:00 PM in Brea, it is already the next day in Playa del Carmen.
Is the time difference between Playa del Carmen and Brea, CA, the same all year?
No. Only Brea switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From November 1, 2026, Brea will be 3 hours behind Playa del Carmen.
