Playa del Carmen to Canelones: time difference
Canelones 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.
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Playa del Carmen 10:42 10:42 AM Canelones 12:42 12:42 PM You –:–
10:42 10:42 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:48 · 🌙 18:19
12:42 12:42 PM
Uruguay Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:53 · 🌙 19:07
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+2 h
Canelones is 2 h ahead of Playa del Carmen.
When you, Playa del Carmen and Canelones 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
🇺🇾 Canelones
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 | 🇺🇾 Canelones |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 10:42 | 12:42 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 24, 2026 | Saturday, October 24, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern Standard Time | Uruguay Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC-3 |
| Offset from Playa del Carmen | — | +2 h |
| IANA zone | America/Cancun | America/Montevideo |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:48 | 05:53 |
| Sunset | 18:19 | 19:07 |
| Daylight | 11 h 31 min | 13 h 14 min |
| People on this clock | 149,923 | 19,865 |
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Playa del Carmen and Canelones: common questions
What is the time difference between Playa del Carmen and Canelones?
Canelones 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 Canelones?
At 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, clocks in Canelones show 11:00 AM.
What time is it in Canelones when it is 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen?
When it is 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, it is 8:00 PM in Canelones.
When do working hours in Playa del Carmen and in Canelones overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, which is 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Canelones.
When is it already the next day in Canelones?
From 10:00 PM in Playa del Carmen it is already the next day in Canelones. The other way round, until 2:00 AM in Canelones it is still the previous day in Playa del Carmen.
Is the time difference between Playa del Carmen and Canelones the same all year?
Yes. Neither Playa del Carmen nor Canelones switches to summer time, so the gap is always 2 hours.
