San Juan to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 1 h behind 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 21:55 9:55 PM Playa del Carmen 20:55 8:55 PM You –:–
21:55 9:55 PM
Atlantic Standard Time · UTC-4
☀️ 06:17 · 🌙 18:08
20:55 8:55 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:42 · 🌙 18:30
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−1 h
Playa del Carmen is 1 h behind 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
23 11 PM 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇵🇷 San Juan | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 21:55 | 20:55 |
| Local date | Friday, October 9, 2026 | Friday, October 9, 2026 |
| Time zone | Atlantic Standard Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-4 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from San Juan | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Puerto Rico | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:17 | 06:42 |
| Sunset | 18:08 | 18:30 |
| Daylight | 11 h 50 min | 11 h 48 min |
| People on this clock | 322,854 | 149,923 |
Compare San Juan with another city
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San Juan and Playa del Carmen: common questions
How far behind San Juan is Playa del Carmen?
Playa del Carmen is 1 hour behind San Juan: UTC−5 against UTC−4.
If it is 9:00 AM in San Juan, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 9:00 AM in San Juan, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 8:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in San Juan, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 6:00 PM in San Juan, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 5:00 PM.
Is there a time when both San Juan and Playa del Carmen are at work?
Yes: from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in San Juan (9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Playa del Carmen), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
Until what time in San Juan is it still yesterday in Playa del Carmen?
Before 1:00 AM in San Juan, the date in Playa del Carmen has not changed yet. From 11:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, it is already the next day in San Juan.
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.
