Playa del Carmen to Lake Charles, LA: time difference
Lake Charles, LA 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 23:32 11:32 PM Lake Charles, LA 22:32 10:32 PM You –:–
23:32 11:32 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:53 · 🌙 18:12
22:32 10:32 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 06:31 · 🌙 17:24
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−1 h
Lake Charles, LA is 1 h behind Playa del Carmen.
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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
🇺🇸 Lake Charles, LA
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 | 🇺🇸 Lake Charles, LA |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 23:32 | 22:32 |
| Local date | Thursday, November 5, 2026 | Thursday, November 5, 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 | 06:53 | 06:31 |
| Sunset | 18:12 | 17:24 |
| Daylight | 11 h 19 min | 10 h 53 min |
| People on this clock | 149,923 | 84,872 |
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Playa del Carmen and Lake Charles, LA: common questions
How far behind Playa del Carmen is Lake Charles, LA?
Lake Charles is 1 hour behind Playa del Carmen: UTC−6 against UTC−5.
What time is it in Lake Charles, LA, when it is 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen?
When it is 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, it is 8:00 AM in Lake Charles.
What time is it in Lake Charles, LA, at the end of the working day in Playa del Carmen?
The working day in Playa del Carmen ends at 6:00 PM; in Lake Charles it is 5:00 PM at that moment.
When do working hours in Playa del Carmen and in Lake Charles, LA, 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 Lake Charles.
When is it still the previous day in Lake Charles, LA?
Until 1:00 AM in Playa del Carmen it is still the previous day in Lake Charles. The other way round, from 11:00 PM in Lake Charles it is already the next day in Playa del Carmen.
Is the time difference between Playa del Carmen and Lake Charles, LA, the same all year?
No. Only Lake Charles switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From March 14, 2027, Lake Charles and Playa del Carmen will have the same time.
