Speightstown to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 1 h behind Speightstown. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
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Speightstown 23:29 11:29 PM Playa del Carmen 22:29 10:29 PM You –:–
23:29 11:29 PM
Atlantic Standard Time · UTC-4
☀️ 05:49 · 🌙 17:42
22:29 10:29 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:43 · 🌙 18:27
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−1 h
Playa del Carmen is 1 h behind Speightstown.
When you, Speightstown 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
🇧🇧 Speightstown
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 | 🇧🇧 Speightstown | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 23:29 | 22:29 |
| Local date | Tuesday, October 13, 2026 | Tuesday, October 13, 2026 |
| Time zone | Atlantic Standard Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-4 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Speightstown | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Barbados | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:49 | 06:43 |
| Sunset | 17:42 | 18:27 |
| Daylight | 11 h 52 min | 11 h 44 min |
| People on this clock | 2,500 | 149,923 |
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Speightstown and Playa del Carmen: common questions
What is the time difference between Speightstown and Playa del Carmen?
Playa del Carmen is 1 hour behind: it uses UTC−5, while Speightstown is on UTC−4.
If it is 9:00 AM in Speightstown, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 9:00 AM in Speightstown, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 8:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Speightstown, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 6:00 PM in Speightstown, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 5:00 PM.
Is there a time when both Speightstown and Playa del Carmen are at work?
Yes: from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Speightstown (9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Playa del Carmen), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When does the date change in Playa del Carmen compared with Speightstown?
The new day starts in Playa del Carmen later: until 1:00 AM in Speightstown, it is still the previous day there. From 11:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, Speightstown is already on the next day.
Is the time difference between Speightstown and Playa del Carmen the same all year?
Yes. Neither Speightstown nor Playa del Carmen switches to summer time, so the gap is always 1 hour.
