Mexico · EST
Mon, 14 Sept 2026
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
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?
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
Working Hours
1h overlap