Playa del Carmen to Cabo Rojo: time difference
Cabo Rojo 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 16:10 4:10 PM Cabo Rojo 17:10 5:10 PM You –:–
16:10 4:10 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:45 · 🌙 18:24
17:10 5:10 PM
Atlantic Standard Time · UTC-4
☀️ 06:23 · 🌙 18:06
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+1 h
Cabo Rojo is 1 h ahead of Playa del Carmen.
When you, Playa del Carmen and Cabo Rojo 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
🇵🇷 Cabo Rojo
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 | 🇵🇷 Cabo Rojo |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 16:10 | 17:10 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 17, 2026 | Saturday, October 17, 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/Puerto Rico |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:45 | 06:23 |
| Sunset | 18:24 | 18:06 |
| Daylight | 11 h 39 min | 11 h 43 min |
| People on this clock | 149,923 | 50,000 |
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Playa del Carmen and Cabo Rojo: common questions
How far ahead of Playa del Carmen is Cabo Rojo?
Cabo Rojo is 1 hour ahead of Playa del Carmen: UTC−4 against UTC−5.
If it is 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, what time is it in Cabo Rojo?
At 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, clocks in Cabo Rojo show 10:00 AM.
What time is it in Cabo Rojo at the end of the working day in Playa del Carmen?
The working day in Playa del Carmen ends at 6:00 PM; in Cabo Rojo it is 7:00 PM at that moment.
Is there a time when both Playa del Carmen and Cabo Rojo are at work?
Yes: from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Playa del Carmen (10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Cabo Rojo), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When is it already the next day in Cabo Rojo?
From 11:00 PM in Playa del Carmen it is already the next day in Cabo Rojo. The other way round, until 1:00 AM in Cabo Rojo it is still the previous day in Playa del Carmen.
Does the time gap between Playa del Carmen and Cabo Rojo change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Playa del Carmen nor in Cabo Rojo, so the gap is 1 hour all year round.
