🇪🇸 Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
08
- Western European Summer Time
- UTC+1
- Daytime
☀️ 08:03 · 🌙 19:42 · 11 h 39 min
Santa Cruz de Tenerife to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 6 h behind Santa Cruz de Tenerife. 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 Tenerife 09:06 9:06 AM Playa del Carmen 03:06 3:06 AM You –:–
09:06 9:06 AM
Western European Summer Time · UTC+1
☀️ 08:03 · 🌙 19:42
03:06 3:06 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:42 · 🌙 18:29
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−6 h
Playa del Carmen is 6 h behind Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
When you, Santa Cruz de Tenerife 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 Tenerife
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 Tenerife | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 09:06 | 03:06 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Western European Summer Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+1 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Santa Cruz de Tenerife | — | −6 h |
| IANA zone | Atlantic/Canary | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+0, Oct 25, 01:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 08:03 | 06:42 |
| Sunset | 19:42 | 18:29 |
| Daylight | 11 h 39 min | 11 h 47 min |
| People on this clock | 209,395 | 149,923 |
Compare Santa Cruz de Tenerife with another city
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Big time differences
Santa Cruz de Tenerife and Playa del Carmen: common questions
How many hours behind Santa Cruz de Tenerife is Playa del Carmen?
The clocks in Playa del Carmen are 6 hours behind those in Santa Cruz de Tenerife (UTC−5 and UTC+1).
If it is 9:00 AM in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 9:00 AM in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 3:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 6:00 PM in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 12:00 PM.
Is there a time when both Santa Cruz de Tenerife and Playa del Carmen are at work?
Yes: from 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Santa Cruz de Tenerife (9:00 AM to 12:00 PM in Playa del Carmen), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
Until what time in Santa Cruz de Tenerife is it still yesterday in Playa del Carmen?
Before 6:00 AM in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, 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 Tenerife.
Does the time gap between Santa Cruz de Tenerife and Playa del Carmen change during the year?
Yes – daylight saving time is used in Santa Cruz de Tenerife but not in Playa del Carmen. From October 25, 2026, Playa del Carmen will be 5 hours behind Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
