Playa del Carmen to Palm Desert, CA: time difference
Palm Desert, CA is 2 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
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Playa del Carmen 16:51 4:51 PM Palm Desert, CA 14:51 2:51 PM You –:–
16:51 4:51 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:45 · 🌙 18:23
14:51 2:51 PM
Pacific Daylight Time · UTC-7
☀️ 06:53 · 🌙 18:09
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−2 h
Palm Desert, CA is 2 h behind Playa del Carmen.
When you, Playa del Carmen and Palm Desert, CA 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
🇺🇸 Palm Desert, CA
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 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen | 🇺🇸 Palm Desert, CA |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 16:51 | 14:51 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern Standard Time | Pacific Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC-7 |
| Offset from Playa del Carmen | — | −2 h |
| IANA zone | America/Cancun | America/Los Angeles |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC-8, Nov 1, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:45 | 06:53 |
| Sunset | 18:23 | 18:09 |
| Daylight | 11 h 38 min | 11 h 16 min |
| People on this clock | 149,923 | 51,163 |
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Playa del Carmen and Palm Desert, CA: common questions
How many hours behind Playa del Carmen is Palm Desert, CA?
The clocks in Palm Desert are 2 hours behind those in Playa del Carmen (UTC−7 and UTC−5).
If it is 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, what time is it in Palm Desert, CA?
At 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, clocks in Palm Desert show 7:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, what time is it in Palm Desert, CA?
At 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, clocks in Palm Desert show 4:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Palm Desert, CA, from Playa del Carmen?
Between 11:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen – that is 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Palm Desert – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
Until what time in Playa del Carmen is it still yesterday in Palm Desert, CA?
Before 2:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, the date in Palm Desert has not changed yet. From 10:00 PM in Palm Desert, it is already the next day in Playa del Carmen.
Does the time difference between Playa del Carmen and Palm Desert, CA, change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Palm Desert. From November 1, 2026, Palm Desert will be 3 hours behind Playa del Carmen.
