Playa del Carmen to Merida: time difference
Merida 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 20:40 8:40 PM Merida 19:40 7:40 PM You –:–
20:40 8:40 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:42 · 🌙 18:30
19:40 7:40 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:53 · 🌙 17:40
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−1 h
Merida is 1 h behind Playa del Carmen.
When you, Playa del Carmen and Merida 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
🇲🇽 Merida
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 | 🇲🇽 Merida |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 20:40 | 19:40 |
| Local date | Friday, October 9, 2026 | Friday, October 9, 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/Merida |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:42 | 05:53 |
| Sunset | 18:30 | 17:40 |
| Daylight | 11 h 48 min | 11 h 48 min |
| People on this clock | 149,923 | 975,000 |
Compare Playa del Carmen with another city
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Playa del Carmen and Merida: common questions
How far behind Playa del Carmen is Merida?
Merida is 1 hour behind Playa del Carmen: UTC−6 against UTC−5.
If it is 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, what time is it in Merida?
At 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, clocks in Merida show 8:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, what time is it in Merida?
At 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, clocks in Merida show 5:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Merida 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 Merida – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it still the previous day in Merida?
Until 1:00 AM in Playa del Carmen it is still the previous day in Merida. The other way round, from 11:00 PM in Merida it is already the next day in Playa del Carmen.
Does the time gap between Playa del Carmen and Merida change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Playa del Carmen nor in Merida, so the gap is 1 hour all year round.
