Playa del Carmen to San Fernando: time difference
San Fernando 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 04:34 4:34 AM San Fernando 03:34 3:34 AM You –:–
04:34 4:34 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:47 · 🌙 18:20
03:34 3:34 AM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 06:08 · 🌙 17:48
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−1 h
San Fernando is 1 h behind Playa del Carmen.
When you, Playa del Carmen and San Fernando 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
🇲🇽 San Fernando
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 | 🇲🇽 San Fernando |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 04:34 | 03:34 |
| Local date | Thursday, October 22, 2026 | Thursday, October 22, 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/Mexico City |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:47 | 06:08 |
| Sunset | 18:20 | 17:48 |
| Daylight | 11 h 33 min | 11 h 40 min |
| People on this clock | 149,923 | 11,867 |
Compare Playa del Carmen with another city
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Playa del Carmen and San Fernando: common questions
How far behind Playa del Carmen is San Fernando?
San Fernando is 1 hour behind Playa del Carmen: UTC−6 against UTC−5.
If it is 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, what time is it in San Fernando?
At 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, clocks in San Fernando show 8:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, what time is it in San Fernando?
At 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, clocks in San Fernando show 5:00 PM.
When is a good time to call San Fernando from Playa del Carmen?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen – that is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in San Fernando – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it still the previous day in San Fernando?
Until 1:00 AM in Playa del Carmen it is still the previous day in San Fernando. The other way round, from 11:00 PM in San Fernando it is already the next day in Playa del Carmen.
Does the time gap between Playa del Carmen and San Fernando change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Playa del Carmen nor in San Fernando, so the gap is 1 hour all year round.
