🇪🇸 Santa Cruz de La Palma, Spain
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- Western European Summer Time
- UTC+1
- Night
☀️ 08:15 · 🌙 19:38 · 11 h 22 min
Santa Cruz de La Palma to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 6 h behind Santa Cruz de La Palma. 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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Santa Cruz de La Palma 21:51 9:51 PM Playa del Carmen 15:51 3:51 PM You –:–
21:51 9:51 PM
Western European Summer Time · UTC+1
☀️ 08:15 · 🌙 19:38
15:51 3:51 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:46 · 🌙 18:22
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−6 h
Playa del Carmen is 6 h behind Santa Cruz de La Palma.
When you, Santa Cruz de La Palma 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
🇪🇸 Santa Cruz de La Palma
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
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 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇪🇸 Santa Cruz de La Palma | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 21:51 | 15:51 |
| Local date | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 |
| Time zone | Western European Summer Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+1 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Santa Cruz de La Palma | — | −6 h |
| IANA zone | Atlantic/Canary | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+0, Oct 25, 01:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 08:15 | 06:46 |
| Sunset | 19:38 | 18:22 |
| Daylight | 11 h 22 min | 11 h 36 min |
| People on this clock | 15,441 | 149,923 |
Compare Santa Cruz de La Palma with another city
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Big time differences
Santa Cruz de La Palma and Playa del Carmen: common questions
How many hours behind Santa Cruz de La Palma is Playa del Carmen?
The clocks in Playa del Carmen are 6 hours behind those in Santa Cruz de La Palma (UTC−5 and UTC+1).
If it is 9:00 AM in Santa Cruz de La Palma, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 9:00 AM in Santa Cruz de La Palma, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 3:00 AM.
What time is it in Playa del Carmen when it is 6:00 PM in Santa Cruz de La Palma?
When it is 6:00 PM in Santa Cruz de La Palma, it is 12:00 PM in Playa del Carmen.
When do working hours in Santa Cruz de La Palma and in Playa del Carmen overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Santa Cruz de La Palma, which is 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM in Playa del Carmen.
Until what time in Santa Cruz de La Palma is it still yesterday in Playa del Carmen?
Before 6:00 AM in Santa Cruz de La Palma, the date in Playa del Carmen has not changed yet. From 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, it is already the next day in Santa Cruz de La Palma.
Does the time difference between Santa Cruz de La Palma and Playa del Carmen change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Santa Cruz de La Palma. From October 25, 2026, Playa del Carmen will be 5 hours behind Santa Cruz de La Palma.
