Playa del Carmen to Rio Tinto: time difference
Rio Tinto is 6 h ahead of 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 20:30 8:30 PM Rio Tinto 02:30 2:30 AM You –:–
20:30 8:30 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:46 · 🌙 18:22
02:30 2:30 AM
Western European Summer Time · UTC+1
☀️ 07:53 · 🌙 18:46
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+6 h
Rio Tinto is 6 h ahead of Playa del Carmen.
When you, Playa del Carmen and Rio Tinto 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
🇵🇹 Rio Tinto
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 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen | 🇵🇹 Rio Tinto |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 20:30 | 02:30 |
| Local date | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 | Wednesday, October 21, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern Standard Time | Western European Summer Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC+1 |
| Offset from Playa del Carmen | — | +6 h |
| IANA zone | America/Cancun | Europe/Lisbon |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC+0, Oct 25, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:46 | 07:53 |
| Sunset | 18:22 | 18:46 |
| Daylight | 11 h 36 min | 10 h 53 min |
| People on this clock | 149,923 | 51,086 |
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Playa del Carmen and Rio Tinto: common questions
What is the time difference between Playa del Carmen and Rio Tinto?
Rio Tinto is 6 hours ahead: it uses UTC+1, while Playa del Carmen is on UTC−5.
If it is 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, what time is it in Rio Tinto?
At 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, clocks in Rio Tinto show 3:00 PM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, what time is it in Rio Tinto?
At 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, clocks in Rio Tinto show 12:00 AM (the next day).
Is there a time when both Playa del Carmen and Rio Tinto are at work?
Yes: from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM in Playa del Carmen (3:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Rio Tinto), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When is it already the next day in Rio Tinto?
From 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen it is already the next day in Rio Tinto. The other way round, until 6:00 AM in Rio Tinto it is still the previous day in Playa del Carmen.
Does the time gap between Playa del Carmen and Rio Tinto change during the year?
Yes – daylight saving time is used in Rio Tinto but not in Playa del Carmen. From October 25, 2026, Rio Tinto will be 5 hours ahead of Playa del Carmen.
