Praia Grande to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 2 h behind Praia Grande. 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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Praia Grande 13:15 1:15 PM Playa del Carmen 11:15 11:15 AM You –:–
13:15 1:15 PM
Brasilia Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:34 · 🌙 18:11
11:15 11:15 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:44 · 🌙 18:26
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−2 h
Playa del Carmen is 2 h behind Praia Grande.
When you, Praia Grande and Playa del Carmen are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇧🇷 Praia Grande
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
🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen
22 10 PM 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇧🇷 Praia Grande | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 13:15 | 11:15 |
| Local date | Wednesday, October 14, 2026 | Wednesday, October 14, 2026 |
| Time zone | Brasilia Standard Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-3 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Praia Grande | — | −2 h |
| IANA zone | America/Sao Paulo | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:34 | 06:44 |
| Sunset | 18:11 | 18:26 |
| Daylight | 12 h 37 min | 11 h 42 min |
| People on this clock | 349,935 | 149,923 |
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Praia Grande and Playa del Carmen: common questions
How many hours behind Praia Grande is Playa del Carmen?
The clocks in Playa del Carmen are 2 hours behind those in Praia Grande (UTC−5 and UTC−3).
What time is it in Playa del Carmen at the start of the working day in Praia Grande?
The working day in Praia Grande starts at 9:00 AM; in Playa del Carmen it is 7:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Praia Grande, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 6:00 PM in Praia Grande, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 4:00 PM.
Is there a time when both Praia Grande and Playa del Carmen are at work?
Yes: from 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Praia Grande (9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Playa del Carmen), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When is it still the previous day in Playa del Carmen?
Until 2:00 AM in Praia Grande it is still the previous day in Playa del Carmen. The other way round, from 10:00 PM in Playa del Carmen it is already the next day in Praia Grande.
Does the time difference between Praia Grande and Playa del Carmen change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 2 hours all year.
