Playa del Carmen to Matera: time difference
Matera 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 20:32 8:32 PM Matera 03:32 3:32 AM You –:–
20:32 8:32 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:45 · 🌙 18:23
03:32 3:32 AM
Central European Summer Time · UTC+2
☀️ 07:09 · 🌙 18:09
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+7 h
Matera is 7 h ahead of Playa del Carmen.
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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
🇮🇹 Matera
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 | 🇮🇹 Matera |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 20:32 | 03:32 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Monday, October 19, 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/Rome |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC+1, Oct 25, 02:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:45 | 07:09 |
| Sunset | 18:23 | 18:09 |
| Daylight | 11 h 38 min | 11 h |
| People on this clock | 149,923 | 59,607 |
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Playa del Carmen and Matera: common questions
How far ahead of Playa del Carmen is Matera?
Matera is 7 hours ahead of Playa del Carmen: UTC+2 against UTC−5.
What time is it in Matera at the start of the working day in Playa del Carmen?
The working day in Playa del Carmen starts at 9:00 AM; in Matera it is 4:00 PM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, what time is it in Matera?
At 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, clocks in Matera show 1:00 AM (the next day).
When do working hours in Playa del Carmen and in Matera 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 Matera.
When does the date change in Matera compared with Playa del Carmen?
The new day starts in Matera earlier: at 5:00 PM in Playa del Carmen it is already midnight there. Until 7:00 AM in Matera, Playa del Carmen is still on the previous day.
Is the time difference between Playa del Carmen and Matera the same all year?
No. Only Matera switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From October 25, 2026, Matera will be 6 hours ahead of Playa del Carmen.
