Playa del Carmen to Lachen: time difference
Lachen is 7 h ahead of 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 16:55 4:55 PM Lachen 23:55 11:55 PM You –:–
16:55 4:55 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:46 · 🌙 18:22
23:55 11:55 PM
Central European Summer Time · UTC+2
☀️ 07:50 · 🌙 18:30
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+7 h
Lachen is 7 h ahead of Playa del Carmen.
When you, Playa del Carmen and Lachen 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
🇨🇭 Lachen
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 0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen | 🇨🇭 Lachen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 16:55 | 23:55 |
| Local date | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern Standard Time | Central European Summer Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC+2 |
| Offset from Playa del Carmen | — | +7 h |
| IANA zone | America/Cancun | Europe/Zurich |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC+1, Oct 25, 02:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:46 | 07:50 |
| Sunset | 18:22 | 18:30 |
| Daylight | 11 h 36 min | 10 h 40 min |
| People on this clock | 149,923 | 9,000 |
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Playa del Carmen and Lachen: common questions
How far ahead of Playa del Carmen is Lachen?
Lachen is 7 hours ahead of Playa del Carmen: UTC+2 against UTC−5.
If it is 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, what time is it in Lachen?
At 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, clocks in Lachen show 4:00 PM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, what time is it in Lachen?
At 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, clocks in Lachen show 1:00 AM (the next day).
When do working hours in Playa del Carmen and in Lachen overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, which is 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Lachen.
From what time in Playa del Carmen is it tomorrow in Lachen?
Once it is 5:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, the date in Lachen has already changed. Until 7:00 AM in Lachen, it is still the previous day in Playa del Carmen.
Is the time difference between Playa del Carmen and Lachen the same all year?
No. Only Lachen switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From October 25, 2026, Lachen will be 6 hours ahead of Playa del Carmen.
