Playa del Carmen to Buenos Aires: time difference
Buenos Aires is 2 h ahead of 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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One day, 2 clocks
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Playa del Carmen 18:49 6:49 PM Buenos Aires 20:49 8:49 PM You –:–
18:49 6:49 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:42 · 🌙 18:30
20:49 8:49 PM
Argentina Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 06:20 · 🌙 19:03
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+2 h
Buenos Aires is 2 h ahead of Playa del Carmen.
When you, Playa del Carmen and Buenos Aires 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
🇦🇷 Buenos Aires
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 1 1 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen | 🇦🇷 Buenos Aires |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 18:49 | 20:49 |
| Local date | Friday, October 9, 2026 | Friday, October 9, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern Standard Time | Argentina Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC-3 |
| Offset from Playa del Carmen | — | +2 h |
| IANA zone | America/Cancun | America/Argentina/Buenos Aires |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:42 | 06:20 |
| Sunset | 18:30 | 19:03 |
| Daylight | 11 h 48 min | 12 h 43 min |
| People on this clock | 149,923 | 2,891,082 |
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Playa del Carmen and Buenos Aires: common questions
What is the time difference between Playa del Carmen and Buenos Aires?
Buenos Aires is 2 hours ahead: it uses UTC−3, while Playa del Carmen is on UTC−5.
If it is 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, what time is it in Buenos Aires?
At 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, clocks in Buenos Aires show 11:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, what time is it in Buenos Aires?
At 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, clocks in Buenos Aires show 8:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Buenos Aires from Playa del Carmen?
Between 9:00 AM and 4:00 PM in Playa del Carmen – that is 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Buenos Aires – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
From what time in Playa del Carmen is it tomorrow in Buenos Aires?
Once it is 10:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, the date in Buenos Aires has already changed. Until 2:00 AM in Buenos Aires, it is still the previous day in Playa del Carmen.
Does the time gap between Playa del Carmen and Buenos Aires change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Playa del Carmen nor in Buenos Aires, so the gap is 2 hours all year round.
