Playa del Carmen to El Progreso: time difference
El Progreso 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.
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Playa del Carmen 12:31 12:31 PM El Progreso 11:31 11:31 AM You –:–
12:31 12:31 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:46 · 🌙 18:22
11:31 11:31 AM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:45 · 🌙 17:29
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−1 h
El Progreso is 1 h behind Playa del Carmen.
When you, Playa del Carmen and El Progreso 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
🇭🇳 El Progreso
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 | 🇭🇳 El Progreso |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 12:31 | 11:31 |
| Local date | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 | Tuesday, October 20, 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/Tegucigalpa |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:46 | 05:45 |
| Sunset | 18:22 | 17:29 |
| Daylight | 11 h 36 min | 11 h 44 min |
| People on this clock | 149,923 | 100,810 |
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Playa del Carmen and El Progreso: common questions
How many hours behind Playa del Carmen is El Progreso?
The clocks in El Progreso are 1 hour behind those in Playa del Carmen (UTC−6 and UTC−5).
If it is 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, what time is it in El Progreso?
At 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, clocks in El Progreso show 8:00 AM.
What time is it in El Progreso at the end of the working day in Playa del Carmen?
The working day in Playa del Carmen ends at 6:00 PM; in El Progreso it is 5:00 PM at that moment.
When do working hours in Playa del Carmen and in El Progreso overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, which is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in El Progreso.
When does the date change in El Progreso compared with Playa del Carmen?
The new day starts in El Progreso later: until 1:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, it is still the previous day there. From 11:00 PM in El Progreso, Playa del Carmen is already on the next day.
Is the time difference between Playa del Carmen and El Progreso the same all year?
Yes. Neither Playa del Carmen nor El Progreso switches to summer time, so the gap is always 1 hour.
