Thunder Bay to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 1 h behind Thunder Bay. 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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Thunder Bay 12:52 12:52 PM Playa del Carmen 11:52 11:52 AM You –:–
12:52 12:52 PM
Eastern Daylight Time · UTC-4
☀️ 08:22 · 🌙 19:04
11:52 11:52 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:45 · 🌙 18:23
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−1 h
Playa del Carmen is 1 h behind Thunder Bay.
When you, Thunder Bay 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
🇨🇦 Thunder Bay
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 | 🇨🇦 Thunder Bay | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 12:52 | 11:52 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern Daylight Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-4 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Thunder Bay | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Toronto | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC-5, Nov 1, 01:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 08:22 | 06:45 |
| Sunset | 19:04 | 18:23 |
| Daylight | 10 h 42 min | 11 h 38 min |
| People on this clock | 107,909 | 149,923 |
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Thunder Bay and Playa del Carmen: common questions
What is the time difference between Thunder Bay and Playa del Carmen?
Playa del Carmen is 1 hour behind: it uses UTC−5, while Thunder Bay is on UTC−4.
If it is 9:00 AM in Thunder Bay, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 9:00 AM in Thunder Bay, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 8:00 AM.
What time is it in Playa del Carmen at the end of the working day in Thunder Bay?
The working day in Thunder Bay ends at 6:00 PM; in Playa del Carmen it is 5:00 PM at that moment.
When do working hours in Thunder Bay and in Playa del Carmen overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Thunder Bay, which is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Playa del Carmen.
When is it still the previous day in Playa del Carmen?
Until 1:00 AM in Thunder Bay 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 Thunder Bay.
Is the time difference between Thunder Bay and Playa del Carmen the same all year?
No. Only Thunder Bay switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From November 1, 2026, Playa del Carmen and Thunder Bay will have the same time.
