Scarborough to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 1 h behind Scarborough. 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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Scarborough 15:53 3:53 PM Playa del Carmen 14:53 2:53 PM You –:–
15:53 3:53 PM
Eastern Daylight Time · UTC-4
☀️ 07:37 · 🌙 18:28
14:53 2:53 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:46 · 🌙 18:22
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−1 h
Playa del Carmen is 1 h behind Scarborough.
When you, Scarborough 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
🇨🇦 Scarborough
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
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 22 10 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇨🇦 Scarborough | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 15:53 | 14:53 |
| Local date | Monday, October 19, 2026 | Monday, October 19, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern Daylight Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-4 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Scarborough | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Toronto | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC-5, Nov 1, 01:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 07:37 | 06:46 |
| Sunset | 18:28 | 18:22 |
| Daylight | 10 h 52 min | 11 h 37 min |
| People on this clock | 29,960 | 149,923 |
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Scarborough and Playa del Carmen: common questions
How many hours behind Scarborough is Playa del Carmen?
The clocks in Playa del Carmen are 1 hour behind those in Scarborough (UTC−5 and UTC−4).
What time is it in Playa del Carmen at the start of the working day in Scarborough?
The working day in Scarborough starts at 9:00 AM; in Playa del Carmen it is 8:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Scarborough, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 6:00 PM in Scarborough, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 5:00 PM.
Is there a time when both Scarborough and Playa del Carmen are at work?
Yes: from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Scarborough (9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Playa del Carmen), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When is it still the previous day in Playa del Carmen?
Until 1:00 AM in Scarborough it is still the previous day in Playa del Carmen. The other way round, from 11:00 PM in Playa del Carmen it is already the next day in Scarborough.
Does the time difference between Scarborough and Playa del Carmen change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Scarborough. From November 1, 2026, Playa del Carmen and Scarborough will have the same time.
