Playa del Carmen to Port Arthur, TX: time difference
Port Arthur, TX 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.
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Playa del Carmen 12:49 12:49 PM Port Arthur, TX 11:49 11:49 AM You –:–
12:49 12:49 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:54 · 🌙 18:12
11:49 11:49 AM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 06:34 · 🌙 17:26
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−1 h
Port Arthur, TX is 1 h behind Playa del Carmen.
When you, Playa del Carmen and Port Arthur, TX are all at the desk
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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
🇺🇸 Port Arthur, TX
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 | 🇺🇸 Port Arthur, TX |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 12:49 | 11:49 |
| Local date | Friday, November 6, 2026 | Friday, November 6, 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/Chicago |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On standard time → UTC-5, Mar 14, 03:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:54 | 06:34 |
| Sunset | 18:12 | 17:26 |
| Daylight | 11 h 18 min | 10 h 52 min |
| People on this clock | 149,923 | 54,135 |
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Playa del Carmen and Port Arthur, TX: common questions
How far behind Playa del Carmen is Port Arthur, TX?
Port Arthur is 1 hour behind Playa del Carmen: UTC−6 against UTC−5.
What time is it in Port Arthur, TX, when it is 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen?
When it is 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, it is 8:00 AM in Port Arthur.
If it is 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, what time is it in Port Arthur, TX?
At 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, clocks in Port Arthur show 5:00 PM.
Is there a time when both Playa del Carmen and Port Arthur, TX, are at work?
Yes: from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen (9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Port Arthur), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
Until what time in Playa del Carmen is it still yesterday in Port Arthur, TX?
Before 1:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, the date in Port Arthur has not changed yet. From 11:00 PM in Port Arthur, it is already the next day in Playa del Carmen.
Is the time difference between Playa del Carmen and Port Arthur, TX, the same all year?
No. Only Port Arthur switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From March 14, 2027, Port Arthur and Playa del Carmen will have the same time.
