San Juan del Sur to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 1 h ahead of San Juan del Sur. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
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San Juan del Sur 13:32 1:32 PM Playa del Carmen 14:32 2:32 PM You –:–
13:32 1:32 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:33 · 🌙 17:25
14:32 2:32 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:45 · 🌙 18:24
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+1 h
Playa del Carmen is 1 h ahead of San Juan del Sur.
When you, San Juan del Sur and Playa del Carmen are all at the desk
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Working hours
🇳🇮 San Juan del Sur
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 del Sur | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 13:32 | 14:32 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 17, 2026 | Saturday, October 17, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central Standard Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-6 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from San Juan del Sur | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Managua | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:33 | 06:45 |
| Sunset | 17:25 | 18:24 |
| Daylight | 11 h 52 min | 11 h 39 min |
| People on this clock | 14,741 | 149,923 |
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San Juan del Sur and Playa del Carmen: common questions
How far ahead of San Juan del Sur is Playa del Carmen?
Playa del Carmen is 1 hour ahead of San Juan del Sur: UTC−5 against UTC−6.
If it is 9:00 AM in San Juan del Sur, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 9:00 AM in San Juan del Sur, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 10:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in San Juan del Sur, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 6:00 PM in San Juan del Sur, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 7:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Playa del Carmen from San Juan del Sur?
Between 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM in San Juan del Sur – 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 Juan del Sur 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 Juan del Sur.
Does the time difference between San Juan del Sur and Playa del Carmen change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 1 hour all year.
