Playa del Carmen to Cuba: time difference
Cuba 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 00:34 12:34 AM Cuba 01:34 1:34 AM You –:–
00:34 12:34 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:42 · 🌙 18:30
01:34 1:34 AM
Cuba Daylight Time · UTC-4
☀️ 07:25 · 🌙 19:09
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+1 h
Cuba is 1 h ahead of Playa del Carmen.
When you, Playa del Carmen and Cuba 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
🇨🇺 Cuba
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 | 🇨🇺 Cuba |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 00:34 | 01:34 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern Standard Time | Cuba Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC-4 |
| Offset from Playa del Carmen | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Cancun | America/Havana |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC-5, Nov 1, 00:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:42 | 07:25 |
| Sunset | 18:30 | 19:09 |
| Daylight | 11 h 48 min | 11 h 44 min |
| People on this clock | 149,923 | 10,985,974 |
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Playa del Carmen and Cuba: common questions
How many hours ahead of Playa del Carmen is Cuba?
The clocks in Cuba are 1 hour ahead of those in Playa del Carmen (UTC−4 and UTC−5).
If it is 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, what time is it in Cuba?
At 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, clocks in Cuba show 10:00 AM.
What time is it in Cuba at the end of the working day in Playa del Carmen?
The working day in Playa del Carmen ends at 6:00 PM; in Cuba it is 7:00 PM at that moment.
When is a good time to call Cuba from Playa del Carmen?
Between 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM in Playa del Carmen – that is 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Cuba – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it already the next day in Cuba?
From 11:00 PM in Playa del Carmen it is already the next day in Cuba. The other way round, until 1:00 AM in Cuba it is still the previous day in Playa del Carmen.
Does the time gap between Playa del Carmen and Cuba change during the year?
Yes – daylight saving time is used in Cuba but not in Playa del Carmen. From November 1, 2026, Cuba and Playa del Carmen will have the same time.
