Playa del Carmen to San Pedro de Atacama: time difference
San Pedro de Atacama is 2 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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Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Playa del Carmen 04:52 4:52 AM San Pedro de Atacama 06:52 6:52 AM You –:–
04:52 4:52 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:43 · 🌙 18:27
06:52 6:52 AM
Chile Summer Time · UTC-3
☀️ 07:03 · 🌙 19:37
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+2 h
San Pedro de Atacama is 2 h ahead of Playa del Carmen.
When you, Playa del Carmen and San Pedro de Atacama 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 Pedro de Atacama
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 1 1 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen | 🇨🇱 San Pedro de Atacama |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 04:52 | 06:52 |
| Local date | Tuesday, October 13, 2026 | Tuesday, October 13, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern Standard Time | Chile Summer Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC-3 |
| Offset from Playa del Carmen | — | +2 h |
| IANA zone | America/Cancun | America/Santiago |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC-4, Apr 3, 23:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:43 | 07:03 |
| Sunset | 18:27 | 19:37 |
| Daylight | 11 h 44 min | 12 h 34 min |
| People on this clock | 149,923 | 5,347 |
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Playa del Carmen and San Pedro de Atacama: common questions
How many hours ahead of Playa del Carmen is San Pedro de Atacama?
The clocks in San Pedro de Atacama are 2 hours ahead of those in Playa del Carmen (UTC−3 and UTC−5).
If it is 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, what time is it in San Pedro de Atacama?
At 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, clocks in San Pedro de Atacama show 11:00 AM.
What time is it in San Pedro de Atacama at the end of the working day in Playa del Carmen?
The working day in Playa del Carmen ends at 6:00 PM; in San Pedro de Atacama it is 8:00 PM at that moment.
When is a good time to call San Pedro de Atacama from Playa del Carmen?
Between 9:00 AM and 4:00 PM in Playa del Carmen – that is 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in San Pedro de Atacama – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it already the next day in San Pedro de Atacama?
From 10:00 PM in Playa del Carmen it is already the next day in San Pedro de Atacama. The other way round, until 2:00 AM in San Pedro de Atacama it is still the previous day in Playa del Carmen.
Is the time difference between Playa del Carmen and San Pedro de Atacama the same all year?
No. Only San Pedro de Atacama switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From April 3, 2027, San Pedro de Atacama will be 1 hour ahead of Playa del Carmen.
