Playa del Carmen to Houston, TX: time difference
Houston, 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 05:37 5:37 AM Houston, TX 04:37 4:37 AM You –:–
05:37 5:37 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:54 · 🌙 18:12
04:37 4:37 AM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 06:40 · 🌙 17:32
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−1 h
Houston, TX is 1 h behind Playa del Carmen.
When you, Playa del Carmen and Houston, TX 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
🇺🇸 Houston, 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 | 🇺🇸 Houston, TX |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 05:37 | 04:37 |
| 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 | 06:40 |
| Sunset | 18:12 | 17:32 |
| Daylight | 11 h 18 min | 10 h 53 min |
| People on this clock | 149,923 | 2,304,580 |
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Playa del Carmen and Houston, TX: common questions
How many hours behind Playa del Carmen is Houston, TX?
The clocks in Houston are 1 hour behind those in Playa del Carmen (UTC−6 and UTC−5).
What time is it in Houston, 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 Houston it is 8:00 AM at that moment.
What time is it in Houston, TX, when it is 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen?
When it is 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, it is 5:00 PM in Houston.
Is there a time when both Playa del Carmen and Houston, 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 Houston), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
Until what time in Playa del Carmen is it still yesterday in Houston, TX?
Before 1:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, the date in Houston has not changed yet. From 11:00 PM in Houston, it is already the next day in Playa del Carmen.
Does the time gap between Playa del Carmen and Houston, TX, change during the year?
Yes – daylight saving time is used in Houston but not in Playa del Carmen. From March 14, 2027, Houston and Playa del Carmen will have the same time.
