Playa del Carmen to Zacapa: time difference
Zacapa 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.
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Playa del Carmen 15:35 3:35 PM Zacapa 14:35 2:35 PM You –:–
15:35 3:35 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:54 · 🌙 18:12
14:35 2:35 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:57 · 🌙 17:29
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−1 h
Zacapa is 1 h behind Playa del Carmen.
When you, Playa del Carmen and Zacapa 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
🇬🇹 Zacapa
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 | 🇬🇹 Zacapa |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 15:35 | 14:35 |
| Local date | Friday, November 6, 2026 | Friday, November 6, 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/Guatemala |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:54 | 05:57 |
| Sunset | 18:12 | 17:29 |
| Daylight | 11 h 18 min | 11 h 32 min |
| People on this clock | 149,923 | 59,089 |
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Playa del Carmen and Zacapa: common questions
What is the time difference between Playa del Carmen and Zacapa?
Zacapa is 1 hour behind: it uses UTC−6, while Playa del Carmen is on UTC−5.
If it is 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, what time is it in Zacapa?
At 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, clocks in Zacapa show 8:00 AM.
What time is it in Zacapa when it is 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen?
When it is 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, it is 5:00 PM in Zacapa.
When is a good time to call Zacapa from Playa del Carmen?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen – that is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Zacapa – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it still the previous day in Zacapa?
Until 1:00 AM in Playa del Carmen it is still the previous day in Zacapa. The other way round, from 11:00 PM in Zacapa it is already the next day in Playa del Carmen.
Does the time gap between Playa del Carmen and Zacapa change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Playa del Carmen nor in Zacapa, so the gap is 1 hour all year round.
