Santa Teresa to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 1 h ahead of Santa Teresa. 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 Teresa 07:35 7:35 AM Playa del Carmen 08:35 8:35 AM You –:–
07:35 7:35 AM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:30 · 🌙 17:22
08:35 8:35 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:46 · 🌙 18:22
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+1 h
Playa del Carmen is 1 h ahead of Santa Teresa.
When you, Santa Teresa 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 Teresa
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 | 🇨🇷 Santa Teresa | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 07:35 | 08:35 |
| Local date | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central Standard Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-6 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Santa Teresa | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Costa Rica | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:30 | 06:46 |
| Sunset | 17:22 | 18:22 |
| Daylight | 11 h 53 min | 11 h 36 min |
| People on this clock | 3,099 | 149,923 |
Compare Santa Teresa with another city
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Santa Teresa and Playa del Carmen: common questions
How many hours ahead of Santa Teresa is Playa del Carmen?
The clocks in Playa del Carmen are 1 hour ahead of those in Santa Teresa (UTC−5 and UTC−6).
If it is 9:00 AM in Santa Teresa, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 9:00 AM in Santa Teresa, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 10:00 AM.
What time is it in Playa del Carmen when it is 6:00 PM in Santa Teresa?
When it is 6:00 PM in Santa Teresa, it is 7:00 PM in Playa del Carmen.
When do working hours in Santa Teresa and in Playa del Carmen overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Santa Teresa, which is 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen.
When is it already the next day in Playa del Carmen?
From 11:00 PM in Santa Teresa 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 Santa Teresa.
Does the time difference between Santa Teresa and Playa del Carmen change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 1 hour all year.
