Playa del Carmen to Puntarenas: time difference
Puntarenas 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 18:42 6:42 PM Puntarenas 17:42 5:42 PM You –:–
18:42 6:42 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:45 · 🌙 18:24
17:42 5:42 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:28 · 🌙 17:22
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−1 h
Puntarenas is 1 h behind Playa del Carmen.
When you, Playa del Carmen and Puntarenas 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
🇨🇷 Puntarenas
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 | 🇨🇷 Puntarenas |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 18:42 | 17:42 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 17, 2026 | Saturday, October 17, 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/Costa Rica |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:45 | 05:28 |
| Sunset | 18:24 | 17:22 |
| Daylight | 11 h 39 min | 11 h 54 min |
| People on this clock | 149,923 | 70,000 |
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Playa del Carmen and Puntarenas: common questions
How far behind Playa del Carmen is Puntarenas?
Puntarenas is 1 hour behind Playa del Carmen: UTC−6 against UTC−5.
What time is it in Puntarenas 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 Puntarenas.
What time is it in Puntarenas at the end of the working day in Playa del Carmen?
The working day in Playa del Carmen ends at 6:00 PM; in Puntarenas it is 5:00 PM at that moment.
When do working hours in Playa del Carmen and in Puntarenas overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, which is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Puntarenas.
When is it still the previous day in Puntarenas?
Until 1:00 AM in Playa del Carmen it is still the previous day in Puntarenas. The other way round, from 11:00 PM in Puntarenas it is already the next day in Playa del Carmen.
Is the time difference between Playa del Carmen and Puntarenas the same all year?
Yes. Neither Playa del Carmen nor Puntarenas switches to summer time, so the gap is always 1 hour.
