Playa del Carmen to Fort Smith, AR: time difference
Fort Smith, AR 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
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Playa del Carmen 16:23 4:23 PM Fort Smith, AR 15:23 3:23 PM You –:–
16:23 4:23 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:54 · 🌙 18:12
15:23 3:23 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 06:45 · 🌙 17:19
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−1 h
Fort Smith, AR is 1 h behind Playa del Carmen.
When you, Playa del Carmen and Fort Smith, AR 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
🇺🇸 Fort Smith, AR
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 | 🇺🇸 Fort Smith, AR |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 16:23 | 15:23 |
| 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 | 06:45 |
| Sunset | 18:12 | 17:19 |
| Daylight | 11 h 18 min | 10 h 35 min |
| People on this clock | 149,923 | 89,142 |
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Playa del Carmen and Fort Smith, AR: common questions
How far behind Playa del Carmen is Fort Smith, AR?
Fort Smith is 1 hour behind Playa del Carmen: UTC−6 against UTC−5.
If it is 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, what time is it in Fort Smith, AR?
At 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, clocks in Fort Smith show 8:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, what time is it in Fort Smith, AR?
At 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, clocks in Fort Smith show 5:00 PM.
Is there a time when both Playa del Carmen and Fort Smith, AR, are at work?
Yes: from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen (9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Fort Smith), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
Until what time in Playa del Carmen is it still yesterday in Fort Smith, AR?
Before 1:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, the date in Fort Smith has not changed yet. From 11:00 PM in Fort Smith, it is already the next day in Playa del Carmen.
Does the time difference between Playa del Carmen and Fort Smith, AR, change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Fort Smith. From March 14, 2027, Fort Smith and Playa del Carmen will have the same time.
