Veracruz to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 1 h ahead of Veracruz. 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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Veracruz 05:47 5:47 AM Playa del Carmen 06:47 6:47 AM You –:–
05:47 5:47 AM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 06:20 · 🌙 18:00
06:47 6:47 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:45 · 🌙 18:23
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+1 h
Playa del Carmen is 1 h ahead of Veracruz.
When you, Veracruz 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
🇲🇽 Veracruz
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
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 0 12 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇲🇽 Veracruz | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 05:47 | 06:47 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central Standard Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-6 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Veracruz | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Mexico City | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:20 | 06:45 |
| Sunset | 18:00 | 18:23 |
| Daylight | 11 h 40 min | 11 h 38 min |
| People on this clock | 405,952 | 149,923 |
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Veracruz and Playa del Carmen: common questions
How far ahead of Veracruz is Playa del Carmen?
Playa del Carmen is 1 hour ahead of Veracruz: UTC−5 against UTC−6.
If it is 9:00 AM in Veracruz, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 9:00 AM in Veracruz, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 10:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Veracruz, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 6:00 PM in Veracruz, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 7:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Playa del Carmen from Veracruz?
Between 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM in Veracruz – that is 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it already the next day in Playa del Carmen?
From 11:00 PM in Veracruz it is already the next day in Playa del Carmen. The other way round, until 1:00 AM in Playa del Carmen it is still the previous day in Veracruz.
Does the time difference between Veracruz and Playa del Carmen change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 1 hour all year.
