Playa del Carmen to Santa Monica, CA: time difference
Santa Monica, CA is 2 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 20:37 8:37 PM Santa Monica, CA 18:37 6:37 PM You –:–
20:37 8:37 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:45 · 🌙 18:23
18:37 6:37 PM
Pacific Daylight Time · UTC-7
☀️ 07:02 · 🌙 18:17
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−2 h
Santa Monica, CA is 2 h behind Playa del Carmen.
When you, Playa del Carmen and Santa Monica, CA are all at the desk
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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
🇺🇸 Santa Monica, CA
22 10 PM 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen | 🇺🇸 Santa Monica, CA |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 20:37 | 18:37 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern Standard Time | Pacific Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC-7 |
| Offset from Playa del Carmen | — | −2 h |
| IANA zone | America/Cancun | America/Los Angeles |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC-8, Nov 1, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:45 | 07:02 |
| Sunset | 18:23 | 18:17 |
| Daylight | 11 h 38 min | 11 h 15 min |
| People on this clock | 149,923 | 89,736 |
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Playa del Carmen and Santa Monica, CA: common questions
What is the time difference between Playa del Carmen and Santa Monica, CA?
Santa Monica is 2 hours behind: it uses UTC−7, while Playa del Carmen is on UTC−5.
If it is 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, what time is it in Santa Monica, CA?
At 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, clocks in Santa Monica show 7:00 AM.
What time is it in Santa Monica, CA, at the end of the working day in Playa del Carmen?
The working day in Playa del Carmen ends at 6:00 PM; in Santa Monica it is 4:00 PM at that moment.
When do working hours in Playa del Carmen and in Santa Monica, CA, overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, which is 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Santa Monica.
Until what time in Playa del Carmen is it still yesterday in Santa Monica, CA?
Before 2:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, the date in Santa Monica has not changed yet. From 10:00 PM in Santa Monica, it is already the next day in Playa del Carmen.
Is the time difference between Playa del Carmen and Santa Monica, CA, the same all year?
No. Only Santa Monica switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From November 1, 2026, Santa Monica will be 3 hours behind Playa del Carmen.
