San Pedro to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 13 h behind San Pedro. 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 Pedro 03:38 3:38 AM Playa del Carmen 14:38 2:38 PM You –:–
03:38 3:38 AM
Philippine Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 05:48 · 🌙 17:35
14:38 2:38 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:45 · 🌙 18:24
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−13 h
Playa del Carmen is 13 h behind San Pedro.
When you, San Pedro 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 Pedro
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
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 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇵🇭 San Pedro | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 03:38 | 14:38 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Saturday, October 17, 2026 |
| Time zone | Philippine Standard Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+8 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from San Pedro | — | −13 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Manila | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:48 | 06:45 |
| Sunset | 17:35 | 18:24 |
| Daylight | 11 h 47 min | 11 h 39 min |
| People on this clock | 326,001 | 149,923 |
Compare San Pedro with another city
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Big time differences
San Pedro and Playa del Carmen: common questions
What is the time difference between San Pedro and Playa del Carmen?
Playa del Carmen is 13 hours behind: it uses UTC−5, while San Pedro is on UTC+8.
If it is 9:00 AM in San Pedro, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 9:00 AM in San Pedro, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 8:00 PM (the previous day).
If it is 6:00 PM in San Pedro, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 6:00 PM in San Pedro, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 5:00 AM.
When do working hours in San Pedro and in Playa del Carmen overlap?
They don't: there are no shared working hours. The start of the day in San Pedro (9:00 AM) is 8:00 PM (the previous day) in Playa del Carmen, and the start of the day in Playa del Carmen is 10:00 PM in San Pedro.
When is it still the previous day in Playa del Carmen?
Until 1:00 PM in San Pedro it is still the previous day in Playa del Carmen. The other way round, from 11:00 AM in Playa del Carmen it is already the next day in San Pedro.
Does the time difference between San Pedro and Playa del Carmen change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 13 hours all year.
