Puerto Plata to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 1 h behind Puerto Plata. 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 Plata 06:02 6:02 AM Playa del Carmen 05:02 5:02 AM You –:–
06:02 6:02 AM
Atlantic Standard Time · UTC-4
☀️ 06:39 · 🌙 18:17
05:02 5:02 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:46 · 🌙 18:22
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−1 h
Playa del Carmen is 1 h behind Puerto Plata.
When you, Puerto Plata 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 Plata
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 Plata | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 06:02 | 05:02 |
| Local date | Monday, October 19, 2026 | Monday, October 19, 2026 |
| Time zone | Atlantic Standard Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-4 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Puerto Plata | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Santo Domingo | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:39 | 06:46 |
| Sunset | 18:17 | 18:22 |
| Daylight | 11 h 38 min | 11 h 37 min |
| People on this clock | 130,000 | 149,923 |
Compare Puerto Plata with another city
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Puerto Plata and Playa del Carmen: common questions
How many hours behind Puerto Plata is Playa del Carmen?
The clocks in Playa del Carmen are 1 hour behind those in Puerto Plata (UTC−5 and UTC−4).
What time is it in Playa del Carmen when it is 9:00 AM in Puerto Plata?
When it is 9:00 AM in Puerto Plata, it is 8:00 AM in Playa del Carmen.
If it is 6:00 PM in Puerto Plata, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 6:00 PM in Puerto Plata, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 5:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Playa del Carmen from Puerto Plata?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Puerto Plata – that is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Playa del Carmen – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it still the previous day in Playa del Carmen?
Until 1:00 AM in Puerto Plata it is still the previous day in Playa del Carmen. The other way round, from 11:00 PM in Playa del Carmen it is already the next day in Puerto Plata.
Does the time difference between Puerto Plata and Playa del Carmen change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 1 hour all year.
