Zihuatanejo to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 1 h ahead of Zihuatanejo. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
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Zihuatanejo 03:14 3:14 AM Playa del Carmen 04:14 4:14 AM You –:–
03:14 3:14 AM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 06:43 · 🌙 18:18
04:14 4:14 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:48 · 🌙 18:18
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+1 h
Playa del Carmen is 1 h ahead of Zihuatanejo.
When you, Zihuatanejo and Playa del Carmen are all at the desk
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Working hours
🇲🇽 Zihuatanejo
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 | 🇲🇽 Zihuatanejo | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 03:14 | 04:14 |
| Local date | Monday, October 26, 2026 | Monday, October 26, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central Standard Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-6 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Zihuatanejo | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Mexico City | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:43 | 06:48 |
| Sunset | 18:18 | 18:18 |
| Daylight | 11 h 35 min | 11 h 29 min |
| People on this clock | 67,408 | 149,923 |
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Zihuatanejo and Playa del Carmen: common questions
How far ahead of Zihuatanejo is Playa del Carmen?
Playa del Carmen is 1 hour ahead of Zihuatanejo: UTC−5 against UTC−6.
If it is 9:00 AM in Zihuatanejo, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 9:00 AM in Zihuatanejo, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 10:00 AM.
What time is it in Playa del Carmen at the end of the working day in Zihuatanejo?
The working day in Zihuatanejo ends at 6:00 PM; in Playa del Carmen it is 7:00 PM at that moment.
When is a good time to call Playa del Carmen from Zihuatanejo?
Between 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM in Zihuatanejo – 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 Zihuatanejo 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 Zihuatanejo.
Does the time difference between Zihuatanejo and Playa del Carmen change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 1 hour all year.
