Rio Grande to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 2 h behind Rio Grande. 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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Rio Grande 17:49 5:49 PM Playa del Carmen 15:49 3:49 PM You –:–
17:49 5:49 PM
Brasilia Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:44 · 🌙 18:44
15:49 3:49 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:46 · 🌙 18:22
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−2 h
Playa del Carmen is 2 h behind Rio Grande.
When you, Rio Grande 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
🇧🇷 Rio Grande
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
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 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇧🇷 Rio Grande | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 17:49 | 15:49 |
| Local date | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 |
| Time zone | Brasilia Standard Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-3 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Rio Grande | — | −2 h |
| IANA zone | America/Sao Paulo | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:44 | 06:46 |
| Sunset | 18:44 | 18:22 |
| Daylight | 13 h | 11 h 36 min |
| People on this clock | 198,935 | 149,923 |
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Rio Grande and Playa del Carmen: common questions
How far behind Rio Grande is Playa del Carmen?
Playa del Carmen is 2 hours behind Rio Grande: UTC−5 against UTC−3.
What time is it in Playa del Carmen at the start of the working day in Rio Grande?
The working day in Rio Grande starts at 9:00 AM; in Playa del Carmen it is 7:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Rio Grande, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 6:00 PM in Rio Grande, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 4:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Playa del Carmen from Rio Grande?
Between 11:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Rio Grande – that is 9:00 AM to 4:00 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 2:00 AM in Rio Grande it is still the previous day in Playa del Carmen. The other way round, from 10:00 PM in Playa del Carmen it is already the next day in Rio Grande.
Is the time difference between Rio Grande and Playa del Carmen the same all year?
Yes. Neither Rio Grande nor Playa del Carmen switches to summer time, so the gap is always 2 hours.
