Reykjavik to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 5 h behind Reykjavik. 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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Reykjavik 05:56 5:56 AM Playa del Carmen 00:56 12:56 AM You –:–
05:56 5:56 AM
Greenwich Mean Time · UTC+0
☀️ 08:03 · 🌙 18:28
00:56 12:56 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:42 · 🌙 18:29
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−5 h
Playa del Carmen is 5 h behind Reykjavik.
When you, Reykjavik 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
🇮🇸 Reykjavik
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
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 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇮🇸 Reykjavik | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 05:56 | 00:56 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Greenwich Mean Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+0 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Reykjavik | — | −5 h |
| IANA zone | Atlantic/Reykjavik | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 08:03 | 06:42 |
| Sunset | 18:28 | 18:29 |
| Daylight | 10 h 25 min | 11 h 47 min |
| People on this clock | 136,894 | 149,923 |
Compare Reykjavik with another city
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Big time differences
Reykjavik and Playa del Carmen: common questions
How far behind Reykjavik is Playa del Carmen?
Playa del Carmen is 5 hours behind Reykjavik: UTC−5 against UTC+0.
If it is 9:00 AM in Reykjavik, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 9:00 AM in Reykjavik, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 4:00 AM.
What time is it in Playa del Carmen when it is 6:00 PM in Reykjavik?
When it is 6:00 PM in Reykjavik, it is 1:00 PM in Playa del Carmen.
When is a good time to call Playa del Carmen from Reykjavik?
Between 2:00 PM and 6:00 PM in Reykjavik – that is 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM in Playa del Carmen – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
Until what time in Reykjavik is it still yesterday in Playa del Carmen?
Before 5:00 AM in Reykjavik, the date in Playa del Carmen has not changed yet. From 7:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, it is already the next day in Reykjavik.
Does the time gap between Reykjavik and Playa del Carmen change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Reykjavik nor in Playa del Carmen, so the gap is 5 hours all year round.
