San Juan to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 1 h ahead of San Juan. 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 Juan 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 Juan.
When you, San Juan 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 Juan
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 Juan | 🇲🇽 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 Juan | — | +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 | 27,000 | 149,923 |
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San Juan and Playa del Carmen: common questions
How many hours ahead of San Juan is Playa del Carmen?
The clocks in Playa del Carmen are 1 hour ahead of those in San Juan (UTC−5 and UTC−6).
What time is it in Playa del Carmen when it is 9:00 AM in San Juan?
When it is 9:00 AM in San Juan, it is 10:00 AM in Playa del Carmen.
What time is it in Playa del Carmen at the end of the working day in San Juan?
The working day in San Juan ends at 6:00 PM; in Playa del Carmen it is 7:00 PM at that moment.
Is there a time when both San Juan and Playa del Carmen are at work?
Yes: from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in San Juan (10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When does the date change in Playa del Carmen compared with San Juan?
The new day starts in Playa del Carmen earlier: at 11:00 PM in San Juan it is already midnight there. Until 1:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, San Juan is still on the previous day.
Is the time difference between San Juan and Playa del Carmen the same all year?
Yes. Neither San Juan nor Playa del Carmen switches to summer time, so the gap is always 1 hour.
