Playa del Carmen to St Lucia: time difference
St Lucia is 1 h ahead of 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 08:51 8:51 AM St Lucia 09:51 9:51 AM You –:–
08:51 8:51 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:42 · 🌙 18:29
09:51 9:51 AM
Atlantic Standard Time · UTC-4
☀️ 05:55 · 🌙 17:48
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+1 h
St Lucia is 1 h ahead of Playa del Carmen.
When you, Playa del Carmen and St Lucia 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
🇱🇨 St Lucia
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 0 12 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen | 🇱🇨 St Lucia |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 08:51 | 09:51 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern Standard Time | Atlantic Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC-4 |
| Offset from Playa del Carmen | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Cancun | America/St Lucia |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:42 | 05:55 |
| Sunset | 18:29 | 17:48 |
| Daylight | 11 h 47 min | 11 h 54 min |
| People on this clock | 149,923 | 1,355 |
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Playa del Carmen and St Lucia: common questions
How many hours ahead of Playa del Carmen is St Lucia?
The clocks in St Lucia are 1 hour ahead of those in Playa del Carmen (UTC−4 and UTC−5).
If it is 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, what time is it in St Lucia?
At 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, clocks in St Lucia show 10:00 AM.
What time is it in St Lucia at the end of the working day in Playa del Carmen?
The working day in Playa del Carmen ends at 6:00 PM; in St Lucia it is 7:00 PM at that moment.
When do working hours in Playa del Carmen and in St Lucia overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, which is 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in St Lucia.
When does the date change in St Lucia compared with Playa del Carmen?
The new day starts in St Lucia earlier: at 11:00 PM in Playa del Carmen it is already midnight there. Until 1:00 AM in St Lucia, Playa del Carmen is still on the previous day.
Does the time difference between Playa del Carmen and St Lucia change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 1 hour all year.
