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Playa del Carmen

UTC−5

Mexico · EST

Rainy season
19:45:04Live

Mon, 14 Sept 2026

00:00↑ 06:12↓ 19:3024:00
Sunrise
06:12
Sunset
19:30
Daylight
13.3hrs
Population
300K
Season
Rainy season
Next full moon
14 Jul
Buck Moon

Timezone Guide

Playa del Carmen, Mexico runs on UTC−5. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC−5 — daylight saving time is not observed. There is a 1-hour difference between Playa del Carmen and New York. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 8 hours a day with New York. A good time to connect: 09:00–17:00 in Playa del Carmen lines up with 10:00–18:00 in New York. There is a 6-hour difference between Playa del Carmen and London. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 3 hours a day with London. A good time to connect: 09:00–12:00 in Playa del Carmen lines up with 15:00–18:00 in London. There is a 14-hour difference between Playa del Carmen and Tokyo. Standard working hours don't overlap at all with Tokyo, so meetings need an early or late slot on one side. This timezone is also shared with cities such as Chicago, Bogotá, Lima. Keeping these offsets in mind makes it easier to schedule calls or travel to and from Playa del Carmen.

Practical Info

Playa del Carmen (Mexico) is home to roughly 300K people. Today brings about 13.3 hours of daylight: sunrise at 06:12, sunset at 19:30. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC−5 — daylight saving time is not observed. It sits in the Northern Hemisphere, about 21° north of the equator. Traffic drives on the right.

Flag

Mexico

Mexico

Capital

Mexico City

Continent

North America

Time Zone

EST · America/Cancun

Coordinates

20.63°N, 87.07°W

Currency

MXN ($)

Calling Code

+52

Driving Side

Right

Hemisphere

Northern

Language

Spanish

Measurement System

Metric

Did You Know?

One of the Fastest-Growing Cities in the Americas

Playa del Carmen grew from a fishing village of around 1,500 people in 1990 to over 300,000, one of the fastest growth rates recorded in Latin America. It was a ferry stop for Cozumel and very little else.

The clock: Playa del Carmen keeps UTC−5 with Quintana Roo, which broke from the rest of Mexico in 2015 to align with the US east coast.

Annual Daylight

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Working Hours

1h overlap
Playa del CarmenUTC−5
06121824
Your locationUTC+3
06121824