Playa del Carmen to Dallas, TX: time difference
Dallas, TX is 1 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 14:51 2:51 PM Dallas, TX 13:51 1:51 PM You –:–
14:51 2:51 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:54 · 🌙 18:12
13:51 1:51 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 06:50 · 🌙 17:33
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−1 h
Dallas, TX is 1 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
🇺🇸 Dallas, TX
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 22 10 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen | 🇺🇸 Dallas, TX |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 14:51 | 13:51 |
| Local date | Friday, November 6, 2026 | Friday, November 6, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern Standard Time | Central Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC-6 |
| Offset from Playa del Carmen | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Cancun | America/Chicago |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On standard time → UTC-5, Mar 14, 03:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:54 | 06:50 |
| Sunset | 18:12 | 17:33 |
| Daylight | 11 h 18 min | 10 h 43 min |
| People on this clock | 149,923 | 1,302,638 |
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Playa del Carmen and Dallas, TX: common questions
What is the time difference between Playa del Carmen and Dallas, TX?
Dallas is 1 hour behind: it uses UTC−6, while Playa del Carmen is on UTC−5.
What time is it in Dallas, TX, at the start of the working day in Playa del Carmen?
The working day in Playa del Carmen starts at 9:00 AM; in Dallas it is 8:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, what time is it in Dallas, TX?
At 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, clocks in Dallas show 5:00 PM.
Is there a time when both Playa del Carmen and Dallas, TX, are at work?
Yes: from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen (9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Dallas), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When is it still the previous day in Dallas, TX?
Until 1:00 AM in Playa del Carmen it is still the previous day in Dallas. The other way round, from 11:00 PM in Dallas it is already the next day in Playa del Carmen.
Is the time difference between Playa del Carmen and Dallas, TX, the same all year?
No. Only Dallas switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From March 14, 2027, Dallas and Playa del Carmen will have the same time.
