Playa del Carmen to Porto Rafti: time difference
Porto Rafti is 8 h ahead of Playa del Carmen. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇬🇷 Porto Rafti, Greece
52
- Eastern European Summer Time
- UTC+3
- Daytime
☀️ 07:34 · 🌙 18:47 · 11 h 13 min
+8 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
Drag along the band to read any hour in every place at once.
Playa del Carmen 09:26 9:26 AM Porto Rafti 17:26 5:26 PM You –:–
09:26 9:26 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:44 · 🌙 18:25
17:26 5:26 PM
Eastern European Summer Time · UTC+3
☀️ 07:34 · 🌙 18:47
·
+8 h
Porto Rafti is 8 h ahead of Playa del Carmen.
When you, Playa del Carmen and Porto Rafti 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
🇬🇷 Porto Rafti
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 0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM
📍 Your time
- Asleep
- Early
- Working hours
- Evening
- Both working
- Right now
Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen | 🇬🇷 Porto Rafti |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 09:26 | 17:26 |
| Local date | Friday, October 16, 2026 | Friday, October 16, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern Standard Time | Eastern European Summer Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC+3 |
| Offset from Playa del Carmen | — | +8 h |
| IANA zone | America/Cancun | Europe/Athens |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC+2, Oct 25, 03:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:44 | 07:34 |
| Sunset | 18:25 | 18:47 |
| Daylight | 11 h 40 min | 11 h 13 min |
| People on this clock | 149,923 | 10,526 |
Compare Playa del Carmen with another city
More comparisons with Playa del Carmen: the time zones next to it and the far side of the clock.
Nearby time zones
Big time differences
Playa del Carmen and Porto Rafti: common questions
What is the time difference between Playa del Carmen and Porto Rafti?
Porto Rafti is 8 hours ahead: it uses UTC+3, while Playa del Carmen is on UTC−5.
What time is it in Porto Rafti at the start of the working day in Playa del Carmen?
The working day in Playa del Carmen starts at 9:00 AM; in Porto Rafti it is 5:00 PM at that moment.
What time is it in Porto Rafti when it is 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen?
When it is 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, it is 2:00 AM (the next day) in Porto Rafti.
When is a good time to call Porto Rafti from Playa del Carmen?
Between 9:00 AM and 10:00 AM in Playa del Carmen – that is 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Porto Rafti – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it already the next day in Porto Rafti?
From 4:00 PM in Playa del Carmen it is already the next day in Porto Rafti. The other way round, until 8:00 AM in Porto Rafti it is still the previous day in Playa del Carmen.
Is the time difference between Playa del Carmen and Porto Rafti the same all year?
No. Only Porto Rafti switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From October 25, 2026, Porto Rafti will be 7 hours ahead of Playa del Carmen.
