Walnut Creek, CA to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 2 h ahead of Walnut Creek, CA. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
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Walnut Creek, CA 05:00 5:00 AM Playa del Carmen 07:00 7:00 AM You –:–
05:00 5:00 AM
Pacific Daylight Time · UTC-7
☀️ 07:20 · 🌙 18:28
07:00 7:00 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:45 · 🌙 18:23
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+2 h
Playa del Carmen is 2 h ahead of Walnut Creek, CA.
When you, Walnut Creek, CA 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
🇺🇸 Walnut Creek, CA
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🇲🇽 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 | 🇺🇸 Walnut Creek, CA | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 05:00 | 07:00 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 2026 |
| Time zone | Pacific Daylight Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-7 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Walnut Creek, CA | — | +2 h |
| IANA zone | America/Los Angeles | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC-8, Nov 1, 01:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 07:20 | 06:45 |
| Sunset | 18:28 | 18:23 |
| Daylight | 11 h 8 min | 11 h 38 min |
| People on this clock | 70,166 | 149,923 |
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Walnut Creek, CA and Playa del Carmen: common questions
How many hours ahead of Walnut Creek, CA, is Playa del Carmen?
The clocks in Playa del Carmen are 2 hours ahead of those in Walnut Creek (UTC−5 and UTC−7).
If it is 9:00 AM in Walnut Creek, CA, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 9:00 AM in Walnut Creek, 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 Walnut Creek, CA?
The working day in Walnut Creek ends at 6:00 PM; in Playa del Carmen it is 8:00 PM at that moment.
When do working hours in Walnut Creek, CA, and in Playa del Carmen overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Walnut Creek, which is 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen.
From what time in Walnut Creek, CA, is it tomorrow in Playa del Carmen?
Once it is 10:00 PM in Walnut Creek, the date in Playa del Carmen has already changed. Until 2:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, it is still the previous day in Walnut Creek.
Does the time difference between Walnut Creek, CA, and Playa del Carmen change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Walnut Creek. From November 1, 2026, Playa del Carmen will be 3 hours ahead of Walnut Creek.
