San Cristobal de las Casas to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 1 h ahead of San Cristobal de las Casas. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
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San Cristobal de las Casas 23:54 11:54 PM Playa del Carmen 00:54 12:54 AM You –:–
23:54 11:54 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 06:04 · 🌙 17:49
00:54 12:54 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:45 · 🌙 18:23
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+1 h
Playa del Carmen is 1 h ahead of San Cristobal de las Casas.
When you, San Cristobal de las Casas and Playa del Carmen are all at the desk
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Working hours
🇲🇽 San Cristobal de las Casas
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
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 | 🇲🇽 San Cristobal de las Casas | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 23:54 | 00:54 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 17, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central Standard Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-6 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from San Cristobal de las Casas | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Mexico City | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:04 | 06:45 |
| Sunset | 17:49 | 18:23 |
| Daylight | 11 h 45 min | 11 h 38 min |
| People on this clock | 183,509 | 149,923 |
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San Cristobal de las Casas and Playa del Carmen: common questions
How far ahead of San Cristobal de las Casas is Playa del Carmen?
Playa del Carmen is 1 hour ahead of San Cristobal de las Casas: UTC−5 against UTC−6.
If it is 9:00 AM in San Cristobal de las Casas, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 9:00 AM in San Cristobal de las Casas, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 10:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in San Cristobal de las Casas, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 6:00 PM in San Cristobal de las Casas, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 7:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Playa del Carmen from San Cristobal de las Casas?
Between 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM in San Cristobal de las Casas – that is 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it already the next day in Playa del Carmen?
From 11:00 PM in San Cristobal de las Casas it is already the next day in Playa del Carmen. The other way round, until 1:00 AM in Playa del Carmen it is still the previous day in San Cristobal de las Casas.
Does the time gap between San Cristobal de las Casas and Playa del Carmen change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in San Cristobal de las Casas nor in Playa del Carmen, so the gap is 1 hour all year round.
