Playa del Carmen to Piedras Negras: time difference
Piedras Negras 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 20:22 8:22 PM Piedras Negras 19:22 7:22 PM You –:–
20:22 8:22 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:53 · 🌙 18:12
19:22 7:22 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 06:58 · 🌙 17:55
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−1 h
Piedras Negras is 1 h behind Playa del Carmen.
When you, Playa del Carmen and Piedras Negras 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
🇲🇽 Piedras Negras
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 | 🇲🇽 Piedras Negras |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 20:22 | 19:22 |
| Local date | Thursday, November 5, 2026 | Thursday, November 5, 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/Matamoros |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On standard time → UTC-5, Mar 14, 03:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:53 | 06:58 |
| Sunset | 18:12 | 17:55 |
| Daylight | 11 h 19 min | 10 h 57 min |
| People on this clock | 149,923 | 173,959 |
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Playa del Carmen and Piedras Negras: common questions
How far behind Playa del Carmen is Piedras Negras?
Piedras Negras 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 Piedras Negras?
At 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, clocks in Piedras Negras show 8:00 AM.
What time is it in Piedras Negras at the end of the working day in Playa del Carmen?
The working day in Playa del Carmen ends at 6:00 PM; in Piedras Negras it is 5:00 PM at that moment.
When is a good time to call Piedras Negras 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 Piedras Negras – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When does the date change in Piedras Negras compared with Playa del Carmen?
The new day starts in Piedras Negras later: until 1:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, it is still the previous day there. From 11:00 PM in Piedras Negras, Playa del Carmen is already on the next day.
Does the time gap between Playa del Carmen and Piedras Negras change during the year?
Yes – daylight saving time is used in Piedras Negras but not in Playa del Carmen. From March 14, 2027, Piedras Negras and Playa del Carmen will have the same time.
