San Jose to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 1 h ahead of San Jose. 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 Jose 19:10 7:10 PM Playa del Carmen 20:10 8:10 PM You –:–
19:10 7:10 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:25 · 🌙 17:23
20:10 8:10 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:42 · 🌙 18:30
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+1 h
Playa del Carmen is 1 h ahead of San Jose.
When you, San Jose 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 Jose
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 Jose | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 19:10 | 20:10 |
| Local date | Friday, October 9, 2026 | Friday, October 9, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central Standard Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-6 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from San Jose | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Costa Rica | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:25 | 06:42 |
| Sunset | 17:23 | 18:30 |
| Daylight | 11 h 58 min | 11 h 48 min |
| People on this clock | 342,188 | 149,923 |
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San Jose and Playa del Carmen: common questions
What is the time difference between San Jose and Playa del Carmen?
Playa del Carmen is 1 hour ahead: it uses UTC−5, while San Jose is on UTC−6.
If it is 9:00 AM in San Jose, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 9:00 AM in San Jose, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 10:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in San Jose, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 6:00 PM in San Jose, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 7:00 PM.
Is there a time when both San Jose and Playa del Carmen are at work?
Yes: from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in San Jose (10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When is it already the next day in Playa del Carmen?
From 11:00 PM in San Jose 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 Jose.
Does the time gap between San Jose and Playa del Carmen change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in San Jose nor in Playa del Carmen, so the gap is 1 hour all year round.
