Playa del Carmen to Xalapa, Veracruz: time difference
Xalapa, Veracruz is 1 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 10:35 10:35 AM Xalapa, Veracruz 09:35 9:35 AM You –:–
10:35 10:35 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:46 · 🌙 18:22
09:35 9:35 AM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 06:24 · 🌙 18:02
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−1 h
Xalapa, Veracruz is 1 h behind Playa del Carmen.
When you, Playa del Carmen and Xalapa, Veracruz 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
🇲🇽 Xalapa, Veracruz
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 22 10 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen | 🇲🇽 Xalapa, Veracruz |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 10:35 | 09:35 |
| Local date | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern Standard Time | Central Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC-6 |
| Offset from Playa del Carmen | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Cancun | America/Mexico City |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:46 | 06:24 |
| Sunset | 18:22 | 18:02 |
| Daylight | 11 h 36 min | 11 h 37 min |
| People on this clock | 149,923 | 443,063 |
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Playa del Carmen and Xalapa, Veracruz: common questions
How far behind Playa del Carmen is Xalapa, Veracruz?
Xalapa is 1 hour behind Playa del Carmen: UTC−6 against UTC−5.
What time is it in Xalapa, Veracruz, when it is 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen?
When it is 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, it is 8:00 AM in Xalapa.
What time is it in Xalapa, Veracruz, at the end of the working day in Playa del Carmen?
The working day in Playa del Carmen ends at 6:00 PM; in Xalapa it is 5:00 PM at that moment.
Is there a time when both Playa del Carmen and Xalapa, Veracruz, are at work?
Yes: from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen (9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Xalapa), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When is it still the previous day in Xalapa, Veracruz?
Until 1:00 AM in Playa del Carmen it is still the previous day in Xalapa. The other way round, from 11:00 PM in Xalapa it is already the next day in Playa del Carmen.
Does the time gap between Playa del Carmen and Xalapa, Veracruz, change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Playa del Carmen nor in Xalapa, so the gap is 1 hour all year round.
