Playa del Carmen to Puerto Rico: time difference
Puerto Rico is 1 h ahead of 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 06:58 6:58 AM Puerto Rico 07:58 7:58 AM You –:–
06:58 6:58 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:42 · 🌙 18:29
07:58 7:58 AM
Atlantic Standard Time · UTC-4
☀️ 06:18 · 🌙 18:07
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+1 h
Puerto Rico is 1 h ahead of Playa del Carmen.
When you, Playa del Carmen and Puerto Rico 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
🇵🇷 Puerto Rico
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 0 12 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen | 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 06:58 | 07:58 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern Standard Time | Atlantic Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC-4 |
| Offset from Playa del Carmen | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Cancun | America/Puerto Rico |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:42 | 06:18 |
| Sunset | 18:29 | 18:07 |
| Daylight | 11 h 47 min | 11 h 49 min |
| People on this clock | 149,923 | 3,285,874 |
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Playa del Carmen and Puerto Rico: common questions
How many hours ahead of Playa del Carmen is Puerto Rico?
The clocks in Puerto Rico are 1 hour ahead of those in Playa del Carmen (UTC−4 and UTC−5).
If it is 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, what time is it in Puerto Rico?
At 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, clocks in Puerto Rico show 10:00 AM.
What time is it in Puerto Rico at the end of the working day in Playa del Carmen?
The working day in Playa del Carmen ends at 6:00 PM; in Puerto Rico it is 7:00 PM at that moment.
Is there a time when both Playa del Carmen and Puerto Rico are at work?
Yes: from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Playa del Carmen (10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Puerto Rico), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When does the date change in Puerto Rico compared with Playa del Carmen?
The new day starts in Puerto Rico earlier: at 11:00 PM in Playa del Carmen it is already midnight there. Until 1:00 AM in Puerto Rico, Playa del Carmen is still on the previous day.
Does the time gap between Playa del Carmen and Puerto Rico change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Playa del Carmen nor in Puerto Rico, so the gap is 1 hour all year round.
