Playa del Carmen to La Ceiba: time difference
La Ceiba 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 06:40 6:40 AM La Ceiba 05:40 5:40 AM You –:–
06:40 6:40 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:42 · 🌙 18:29
05:40 5:40 AM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:39 · 🌙 17:31
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−1 h
La Ceiba is 1 h behind Playa del Carmen.
When you, Playa del Carmen and La Ceiba 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
🇭🇳 La Ceiba
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 | 🇭🇳 La Ceiba |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 06:40 | 05:40 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 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 | 06:42 | 05:39 |
| Sunset | 18:29 | 17:31 |
| Daylight | 11 h 47 min | 11 h 52 min |
| People on this clock | 149,923 | 196,856 |
Compare Playa del Carmen with another city
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Playa del Carmen and La Ceiba: common questions
How many hours behind Playa del Carmen is La Ceiba?
The clocks in La Ceiba 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 La Ceiba?
At 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, clocks in La Ceiba show 8:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, what time is it in La Ceiba?
At 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, clocks in La Ceiba show 5:00 PM.
When is a good time to call La Ceiba from Playa del Carmen?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen – that is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in La Ceiba – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
Until what time in Playa del Carmen is it still yesterday in La Ceiba?
Before 1:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, the date in La Ceiba has not changed yet. From 11:00 PM in La Ceiba, it is already the next day in Playa del Carmen.
Does the time gap between Playa del Carmen and La Ceiba change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Playa del Carmen nor in La Ceiba, so the gap is 1 hour all year round.
