Puerto la Cruz to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 1 h behind Puerto la Cruz. 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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Puerto la Cruz 22:50 10:50 PM Playa del Carmen 21:50 9:50 PM You –:–
22:50 10:50 PM
Venezuela Time · UTC-4
☀️ 06:08 · 🌙 18:04
21:50 9:50 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:43 · 🌙 18:28
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−1 h
Playa del Carmen is 1 h behind Puerto la Cruz.
When you, Puerto la Cruz 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
🇻🇪 Puerto la Cruz
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
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 | 🇻🇪 Puerto la Cruz | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 22:50 | 21:50 |
| Local date | Monday, October 12, 2026 | Monday, October 12, 2026 |
| Time zone | Venezuela Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-4 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Puerto la Cruz | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Caracas | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:08 | 06:43 |
| Sunset | 18:04 | 18:28 |
| Daylight | 11 h 56 min | 11 h 45 min |
| People on this clock | 272,231 | 149,923 |
Compare Puerto la Cruz with another city
More comparisons with Puerto la Cruz: the time zones next to it and the far side of the clock.
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Puerto la Cruz and Playa del Carmen: common questions
How many hours behind Puerto la Cruz is Playa del Carmen?
The clocks in Playa del Carmen are 1 hour behind those in Puerto la Cruz (UTC−5 and UTC−4).
If it is 9:00 AM in Puerto la Cruz, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 9:00 AM in Puerto la Cruz, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 8:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Puerto la Cruz, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 6:00 PM in Puerto la Cruz, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 5:00 PM.
When do working hours in Puerto la Cruz and in Playa del Carmen overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Puerto la Cruz, which is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Playa del Carmen.
When does the date change in Playa del Carmen compared with Puerto la Cruz?
The new day starts in Playa del Carmen later: until 1:00 AM in Puerto la Cruz, it is still the previous day there. From 11:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, Puerto la Cruz is already on the next day.
Is the time difference between Puerto la Cruz and Playa del Carmen the same all year?
Yes. Neither Puerto la Cruz nor Playa del Carmen switches to summer time, so the gap is always 1 hour.
