Playa del Carmen to Mexico City: time difference
Mexico City 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 19:35 7:35 PM Mexico City 18:35 6:35 PM You –:–
19:35 7:35 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:42 · 🌙 18:30
18:35 6:35 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 06:30 · 🌙 18:19
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−1 h
Mexico City is 1 h behind Playa del Carmen.
When you, Playa del Carmen and Mexico City 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
🇲🇽 Mexico City
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 | 🇲🇽 Mexico City |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 19:35 | 18:35 |
| 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/Mexico City |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:42 | 06:30 |
| Sunset | 18:30 | 18:19 |
| Daylight | 11 h 48 min | 11 h 49 min |
| People on this clock | 149,923 | 9,209,944 |
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Playa del Carmen and Mexico City: common questions
How far behind Playa del Carmen is Mexico City?
Mexico City is 1 hour behind Playa del Carmen: UTC−6 against UTC−5.
What time is it in Mexico City at the start of the working day in Playa del Carmen?
The working day in Playa del Carmen starts at 9:00 AM; in Mexico City it is 8:00 AM at that moment.
What time is it in Mexico City at the end of the working day in Playa del Carmen?
The working day in Playa del Carmen ends at 6:00 PM; in Mexico City it is 5:00 PM at that moment.
When is a good time to call Mexico City 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 Mexico City – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it still the previous day in Mexico City?
Until 1:00 AM in Playa del Carmen it is still the previous day in Mexico City. The other way round, from 11:00 PM in Mexico City it is already the next day in Playa del Carmen.
Is the time difference between Playa del Carmen and Mexico City the same all year?
Yes. Neither Playa del Carmen nor Mexico City switches to summer time, so the gap is always 1 hour.
