San Pedro Sula to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 1 h ahead of San Pedro Sula. 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 Sula 23:57 11:57 PM Playa del Carmen 00:57 12:57 AM You –:–
23:57 11:57 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:44 · 🌙 17:36
00:57 12:57 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:42 · 🌙 18:29
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+1 h
Playa del Carmen is 1 h ahead of San Pedro Sula.
When you, San Pedro Sula 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 Sula
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 Pedro Sula | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 23:57 | 00:57 |
| Local date | Friday, October 9, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central Standard Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-6 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from San Pedro Sula | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Tegucigalpa | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:44 | 06:42 |
| Sunset | 17:36 | 18:29 |
| Daylight | 11 h 52 min | 11 h 47 min |
| People on this clock | 719,064 | 149,923 |
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San Pedro Sula and Playa del Carmen: common questions
How many hours ahead of San Pedro Sula is Playa del Carmen?
The clocks in Playa del Carmen are 1 hour ahead of those in San Pedro Sula (UTC−5 and UTC−6).
If it is 9:00 AM in San Pedro Sula, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 9:00 AM in San Pedro Sula, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 10:00 AM.
What time is it in Playa del Carmen when it is 6:00 PM in San Pedro Sula?
When it is 6:00 PM in San Pedro Sula, it is 7:00 PM in Playa del Carmen.
When is a good time to call Playa del Carmen from San Pedro Sula?
Between 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM in San Pedro Sula – 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 Pedro Sula 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 Pedro Sula.
Does the time gap between San Pedro Sula and Playa del Carmen change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in San Pedro Sula nor in Playa del Carmen, so the gap is 1 hour all year round.
