Playa del Carmen to Puerto Rico: time difference
Puerto Rico 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 16:32 4:32 PM Puerto Rico 22:32 10:32 PM You –:–
16:32 4:32 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:45 · 🌙 18:24
22:32 10:32 PM
Western European Summer Time · UTC+1
☀️ 08:05 · 🌙 19:33
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+6 h
Puerto Rico is 6 h ahead of Playa del Carmen.
When you, Playa del Carmen and Puerto Rico 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
🇪🇸 Puerto Rico
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 | 🇪🇸 Puerto Rico |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 16:32 | 22:32 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 17, 2026 | Saturday, October 17, 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 | Atlantic/Canary |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC+0, Oct 25, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:45 | 08:05 |
| Sunset | 18:24 | 19:33 |
| Daylight | 11 h 39 min | 11 h 28 min |
| People on this clock | 149,923 | 2,500 |
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Playa del Carmen and Puerto Rico: common questions
How far ahead of Playa del Carmen is Puerto Rico?
Puerto Rico 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 Puerto Rico?
At 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, clocks in Puerto Rico show 3:00 PM.
What time is it in Puerto Rico at the end of the working day in Playa del Carmen?
The working day in Playa del Carmen ends at 6:00 PM; in Puerto Rico it is 12:00 AM (the next day) at that moment.
When is a good time to call Puerto Rico 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 Puerto Rico – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
From what time in Playa del Carmen is it tomorrow in Puerto Rico?
Once it is 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, the date in Puerto Rico has already changed. Until 6:00 AM in Puerto Rico, it is still the previous day in Playa del Carmen.
Does the time gap between Playa del Carmen and Puerto Rico change during the year?
Yes – daylight saving time is used in Puerto Rico but not in Playa del Carmen. From October 25, 2026, Puerto Rico will be 5 hours ahead of Playa del Carmen.
