Playa del Carmen to Lugano: time difference
Lugano 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.
🇨🇭 Lugano, Switzerland
58
- Central European Summer Time
- UTC+2
- Daytime
☀️ 07:34 · 🌙 18:49 · 11 h 15 min
+7 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Playa del Carmen 07:18 7:18 AM Lugano 14:18 2:18 PM You –:–
07:18 7:18 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:42 · 🌙 18:29
14:18 2:18 PM
Central European Summer Time · UTC+2
☀️ 07:34 · 🌙 18:49
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+7 h
Lugano is 7 h ahead of Playa del Carmen.
When you, Playa del Carmen and Lugano 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
🇨🇭 Lugano
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 | 🇨🇭 Lugano |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 07:18 | 14:18 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 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 | 06:42 | 07:34 |
| Sunset | 18:29 | 18:49 |
| Daylight | 11 h 47 min | 11 h 15 min |
| People on this clock | 149,923 | 63,583 |
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Playa del Carmen and Lugano: common questions
How far ahead of Playa del Carmen is Lugano?
Lugano 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 Lugano?
At 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, clocks in Lugano show 4:00 PM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, what time is it in Lugano?
At 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, clocks in Lugano show 1:00 AM (the next day).
Is there a time when both Playa del Carmen and Lugano are at work?
Yes: from 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM in Playa del Carmen (4:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Lugano), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
From what time in Playa del Carmen is it tomorrow in Lugano?
Once it is 5:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, the date in Lugano has already changed. Until 7:00 AM in Lugano, it is still the previous day in Playa del Carmen.
Is the time difference between Playa del Carmen and Lugano the same all year?
No. Only Lugano switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From October 25, 2026, Lugano will be 6 hours ahead of Playa del Carmen.
