🇬🇷 Rethymno, Greece
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- Eastern European Summer Time
- UTC+3
- Golden hour
☀️ 07:32 · 🌙 18:43 · 11 h 11 min
Rethymno to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 8 h behind Rethymno. 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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Rethymno 18:15 6:15 PM Playa del Carmen 10:15 10:15 AM You –:–
18:15 6:15 PM
Eastern European Summer Time · UTC+3
☀️ 07:32 · 🌙 18:43
10:15 10:15 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:46 · 🌙 18:22
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−8 h
Playa del Carmen is 8 h behind Rethymno.
When you, Rethymno 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
🇬🇷 Rethymno
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
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 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇬🇷 Rethymno | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 18:15 | 10:15 |
| Local date | Monday, October 19, 2026 | Monday, October 19, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern European Summer Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+3 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Rethymno | — | −8 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Athens | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+2, Oct 25, 03:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 07:32 | 06:46 |
| Sunset | 18:43 | 18:22 |
| Daylight | 11 h 11 min | 11 h 37 min |
| People on this clock | 35,763 | 149,923 |
Compare Rethymno with another city
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Big time differences
Rethymno and Playa del Carmen: common questions
How many hours behind Rethymno is Playa del Carmen?
The clocks in Playa del Carmen are 8 hours behind those in Rethymno (UTC−5 and UTC+3).
If it is 9:00 AM in Rethymno, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 9:00 AM in Rethymno, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 1:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Rethymno, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 6:00 PM in Rethymno, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 10:00 AM.
When do working hours in Rethymno and in Playa del Carmen overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Rethymno, which is 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM in Playa del Carmen.
When does the date change in Playa del Carmen compared with Rethymno?
The new day starts in Playa del Carmen later: until 8:00 AM in Rethymno, it is still the previous day there. From 4:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, Rethymno is already on the next day.
Does the time gap between Rethymno and Playa del Carmen change during the year?
Yes – daylight saving time is used in Rethymno but not in Playa del Carmen. From October 25, 2026, Playa del Carmen will be 7 hours behind Rethymno.
