Sao Paulo to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 2 h behind Sao Paulo. 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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Sao Paulo 22:50 10:50 PM Playa del Carmen 20:50 8:50 PM You –:–
22:50 10:50 PM
Brasilia Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:40 · 🌙 18:09
20:50 8:50 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:42 · 🌙 18:30
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−2 h
Playa del Carmen is 2 h behind Sao Paulo.
When you, Sao Paulo 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
🇧🇷 Sao Paulo
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
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 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇧🇷 Sao Paulo | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 22:50 | 20:50 |
| Local date | Friday, October 9, 2026 | Friday, October 9, 2026 |
| Time zone | Brasilia Standard Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-3 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Sao Paulo | — | −2 h |
| IANA zone | America/Sao Paulo | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:40 | 06:42 |
| Sunset | 18:09 | 18:30 |
| Daylight | 12 h 29 min | 11 h 48 min |
| People on this clock | 11,451,999 | 149,923 |
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Sao Paulo and Playa del Carmen: common questions
How far behind Sao Paulo is Playa del Carmen?
Playa del Carmen is 2 hours behind Sao Paulo: UTC−5 against UTC−3.
If it is 9:00 AM in Sao Paulo, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 9:00 AM in Sao Paulo, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 7:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Sao Paulo, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 6:00 PM in Sao Paulo, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 4:00 PM.
When do working hours in Sao Paulo and in Playa del Carmen overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Sao Paulo, which is 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Playa del Carmen.
When is it still the previous day in Playa del Carmen?
Until 2:00 AM in Sao Paulo it is still the previous day in Playa del Carmen. The other way round, from 10:00 PM in Playa del Carmen it is already the next day in Sao Paulo.
Is the time difference between Sao Paulo and Playa del Carmen the same all year?
Yes. Neither Sao Paulo nor Playa del Carmen switches to summer time, so the gap is always 2 hours.
