Ushuaia to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 2 h behind Ushuaia. 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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Ushuaia 11:02 11:02 AM Playa del Carmen 09:02 9:02 AM You –:–
11:02 11:02 AM
Argentina Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 06:15 · 🌙 20:23
09:02 9:02 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:46 · 🌙 18:22
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−2 h
Playa del Carmen is 2 h behind Ushuaia.
When you, Ushuaia 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
🇦🇷 Ushuaia
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 | 🇦🇷 Ushuaia | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 11:02 | 09:02 |
| Local date | Monday, October 19, 2026 | Monday, October 19, 2026 |
| Time zone | Argentina Standard Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-3 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Ushuaia | — | −2 h |
| IANA zone | America/Argentina/Ushuaia | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:15 | 06:46 |
| Sunset | 20:23 | 18:22 |
| Daylight | 14 h 8 min | 11 h 37 min |
| People on this clock | 79,538 | 149,923 |
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Ushuaia and Playa del Carmen: common questions
What is the time difference between Ushuaia and Playa del Carmen?
Playa del Carmen is 2 hours behind: it uses UTC−5, while Ushuaia is on UTC−3.
What time is it in Playa del Carmen when it is 9:00 AM in Ushuaia?
When it is 9:00 AM in Ushuaia, it is 7:00 AM in Playa del Carmen.
If it is 6:00 PM in Ushuaia, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 6:00 PM in Ushuaia, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 4:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Playa del Carmen from Ushuaia?
Between 11:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Ushuaia – that is 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Playa del Carmen – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it still the previous day in Playa del Carmen?
Until 2:00 AM in Ushuaia 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 Ushuaia.
Does the time gap between Ushuaia and Playa del Carmen change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Ushuaia nor in Playa del Carmen, so the gap is 2 hours all year round.
