Tijuana to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 2 h ahead of Tijuana. 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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Tijuana 18:41 6:41 PM Playa del Carmen 20:41 8:41 PM You –:–
18:41 6:41 PM
Pacific Daylight Time · UTC-7
☀️ 06:48 · 🌙 18:24
20:41 8:41 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:42 · 🌙 18:30
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+2 h
Playa del Carmen is 2 h ahead of Tijuana.
When you, Tijuana 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
🇲🇽 Tijuana
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
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 1 1 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇲🇽 Tijuana | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 18:41 | 20:41 |
| Local date | Friday, October 9, 2026 | Friday, October 9, 2026 |
| Time zone | Pacific Daylight Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-7 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Tijuana | — | +2 h |
| IANA zone | America/Tijuana | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC-8, Nov 1, 01:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:48 | 06:42 |
| Sunset | 18:24 | 18:30 |
| Daylight | 11 h 36 min | 11 h 48 min |
| People on this clock | 1,810,645 | 149,923 |
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Tijuana and Playa del Carmen: common questions
How far ahead of Tijuana is Playa del Carmen?
Playa del Carmen is 2 hours ahead of Tijuana: UTC−5 against UTC−7.
If it is 9:00 AM in Tijuana, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 9:00 AM in Tijuana, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 11:00 AM.
What time is it in Playa del Carmen at the end of the working day in Tijuana?
The working day in Tijuana ends at 6:00 PM; in Playa del Carmen it is 8:00 PM at that moment.
When is a good time to call Playa del Carmen from Tijuana?
Between 9:00 AM and 4:00 PM in Tijuana – that is 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
From what time in Tijuana is it tomorrow in Playa del Carmen?
Once it is 10:00 PM in Tijuana, the date in Playa del Carmen has already changed. Until 2:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, it is still the previous day in Tijuana.
Does the time gap between Tijuana and Playa del Carmen change during the year?
Yes – daylight saving time is used in Tijuana but not in Playa del Carmen. From November 1, 2026, Playa del Carmen will be 3 hours ahead of Tijuana.
