Playa del Carmen to Rochester, MN: time difference

Rochester, MN 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 13:34 1:34 PM Rochester, MN 12:34 12:34 PM
Playa del Carmen 13:34 1:34 PM Rochester, MN 12:34 12:34 PM You –:–
🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen

13:34 1:34 PM

Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5

☀️ 06:54 · 🌙 18:12

🇺🇸 Rochester, MN

12:34 12:34 PM

Central Standard Time · UTC-6

☀️ 06:54 · 🌙 16:55

⇄ Difference

−1 h

Rochester, MN is 1 h behind Playa del Carmen.

When you, Playa del Carmen and Rochester, MN are all at the desk

Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.

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🇲🇽 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
🇺🇸 Rochester, MN
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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Detail 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen 🇺🇸 Rochester, MN
Local time 13:34 12:34
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 06:54
Sunset 18:12 16:55
Daylight 11 h 18 min 10 h 1 min
People on this clock 149,923 211,328

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Playa del Carmen and Rochester, MN: common questions

What is the time difference between Playa del Carmen and Rochester, MN?
Rochester is 1 hour behind: it uses UTC−6, while Playa del Carmen is on UTC−5.
If it is 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, what time is it in Rochester, MN?
At 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, clocks in Rochester show 8:00 AM.
What time is it in Rochester, MN, when it is 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen?
When it is 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, it is 5:00 PM in Rochester.
Is there a time when both Playa del Carmen and Rochester, MN, are at work?
Yes: from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen (9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Rochester), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When does the date change in Rochester, MN, compared with Playa del Carmen?
The new day starts in Rochester later: until 1:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, it is still the previous day there. From 11:00 PM in Rochester, Playa del Carmen is already on the next day.
Does the time gap between Playa del Carmen and Rochester, MN, change during the year?
Yes – daylight saving time is used in Rochester but not in Playa del Carmen. From March 14, 2027, Rochester and Playa del Carmen will have the same time.
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