Puntarenas to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 1 h ahead of Puntarenas. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
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Puntarenas 14:57 2:57 PM Playa del Carmen 15:57 3:57 PM You –:–
14:57 2:57 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:28 · 🌙 17:22
15:57 3:57 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:45 · 🌙 18:24
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+1 h
Playa del Carmen is 1 h ahead of Puntarenas.
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Working hours
🇨🇷 Puntarenas
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🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen
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 0 12 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇨🇷 Puntarenas | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 14:57 | 15:57 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 17, 2026 | Saturday, October 17, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central Standard Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-6 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Puntarenas | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Costa Rica | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:28 | 06:45 |
| Sunset | 17:22 | 18:24 |
| Daylight | 11 h 54 min | 11 h 39 min |
| People on this clock | 70,000 | 149,923 |
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Puntarenas and Playa del Carmen: common questions
What is the time difference between Puntarenas and Playa del Carmen?
Playa del Carmen is 1 hour ahead: it uses UTC−5, while Puntarenas is on UTC−6.
If it is 9:00 AM in Puntarenas, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 9:00 AM in Puntarenas, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 10:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Puntarenas, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 6:00 PM in Puntarenas, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 7:00 PM.
When do working hours in Puntarenas and in Playa del Carmen overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Puntarenas, which is 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen.
From what time in Puntarenas is it tomorrow in Playa del Carmen?
Once it is 11:00 PM in Puntarenas, the date in Playa del Carmen has already changed. Until 1:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, it is still the previous day in Puntarenas.
Is the time difference between Puntarenas and Playa del Carmen the same all year?
Yes. Neither Puntarenas nor Playa del Carmen switches to summer time, so the gap is always 1 hour.
