Playa del Carmen to Sintra: time difference
Sintra 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 11:13 11:13 AM Sintra 17:13 5:13 PM You –:–
11:13 11:13 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:46 · 🌙 18:22
17:13 5:13 PM
Western European Summer Time · UTC+1
☀️ 07:51 · 🌙 18:55
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+6 h
Sintra is 6 h ahead of Playa del Carmen.
When you, Playa del Carmen and Sintra 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
🇵🇹 Sintra
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 | 🇵🇹 Sintra |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 11:13 | 17:13 |
| Local date | Monday, October 19, 2026 | Monday, October 19, 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 | 07:51 |
| Sunset | 18:22 | 18:55 |
| Daylight | 11 h 37 min | 11 h 4 min |
| People on this clock | 149,923 | 385,654 |
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Playa del Carmen and Sintra: common questions
How far ahead of Playa del Carmen is Sintra?
Sintra is 6 hours ahead of Playa del Carmen: UTC+1 against UTC−5.
If it is 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, what time is it in Sintra?
At 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, clocks in Sintra show 3:00 PM.
What time is it in Sintra at the end of the working day in Playa del Carmen?
The working day in Playa del Carmen ends at 6:00 PM; in Sintra it is 12:00 AM (the next day) at that moment.
When is a good time to call Sintra from Playa del Carmen?
Between 9:00 AM and 12:00 PM in Playa del Carmen – that is 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Sintra – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
From what time in Playa del Carmen is it tomorrow in Sintra?
Once it is 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, the date in Sintra has already changed. Until 6:00 AM in Sintra, it is still the previous day in Playa del Carmen.
Is the time difference between Playa del Carmen and Sintra the same all year?
No. Only Sintra switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From October 25, 2026, Sintra will be 5 hours ahead of Playa del Carmen.
