San Francisco to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 1 h ahead of San Francisco. 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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San Francisco 05:35 5:35 AM Playa del Carmen 06:35 6:35 AM You –:–
05:35 5:35 AM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:26 · 🌙 17:18
06:35 6:35 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:46 · 🌙 18:22
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+1 h
Playa del Carmen is 1 h ahead of San Francisco.
When you, San Francisco 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
🇨🇷 San Francisco
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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 | 🇨🇷 San Francisco | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 05:35 | 06:35 |
| Local date | Monday, October 19, 2026 | Monday, October 19, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central Standard Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-6 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from San Francisco | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Costa Rica | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:26 | 06:46 |
| Sunset | 17:18 | 18:22 |
| Daylight | 11 h 53 min | 11 h 37 min |
| People on this clock | 55,923 | 149,923 |
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San Francisco and Playa del Carmen: common questions
How far ahead of San Francisco is Playa del Carmen?
Playa del Carmen is 1 hour ahead of San Francisco: UTC−5 against UTC−6.
What time is it in Playa del Carmen when it is 9:00 AM in San Francisco?
When it is 9:00 AM in San Francisco, it is 10:00 AM in Playa del Carmen.
If it is 6:00 PM in San Francisco, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 6:00 PM in San Francisco, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 7:00 PM.
When do working hours in San Francisco and in Playa del Carmen overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in San Francisco, which is 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen.
From what time in San Francisco is it tomorrow in Playa del Carmen?
Once it is 11:00 PM in San Francisco, the date in Playa del Carmen has already changed. Until 1:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, it is still the previous day in San Francisco.
Does the time difference between San Francisco and Playa del Carmen change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 1 hour all year.
