Playa del Carmen
Quintana Roo, Mexico
Wednesday, 12th August 2026
- UTC offset
- UTC-5
- Time zone
- America/CancunEST
- Sunrise
- 11:26 am
- Sunset
- 12:19 am
- Daylight
- 12 hours 53 minutes59 seconds shorter than yesterday
- Daylight saving
- NeverSame offset all year
Daylight saving in Playa del Carmen
Clocks here do not change — this zone stays on the same offset all year.
Playa del Carmen has stayed on EST (UTC-5) all year, which means the difference to places that do change their clocks moves by an hour twice a year without Playa del Carmen doing anything.
Playa del Carmen time to your time
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Call times with London
Both places are at work between 9am and 11:00 in Cancun — 3pm to 4pm at the other end.
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Time difference between Playa del Carmen and major cities
| City | Local time | 24h | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles PDT | 5:21 pm | 17:21 | 2 hours behind |
| Mexico City CST | 6:21 pm | 18:21 | 1 hour behind |
| Chicago CDT | 7:21 pm | 19:21 | the same time |
| New York City EDT | 8:21 pm | 20:21 | 1 hour ahead |
| Toronto EDT | 8:21 pm | 20:21 | 1 hour ahead |
| São Paulo UTC-3 | 9:21 pm | 21:21 | 2 hours ahead |
| London BST | 1:21 am Thu | 01:21 | 6 hours ahead |
| Paris CEST | 2:21 am Thu | 02:21 | 7 hours ahead |
| Berlin CEST | 2:21 am Thu | 02:21 | 7 hours ahead |
| Johannesburg SAST | 2:21 am Thu | 02:21 | 7 hours ahead |
| Moscow MSK | 3:21 am Thu | 03:21 | 8 hours ahead |
| Cairo EEST | 3:21 am Thu | 03:21 | 8 hours ahead |
| Dubai UTC+4 | 4:21 am Thu | 04:21 | 9 hours ahead |
| Delhi IST | 5:51 am Thu | 05:51 | 10 hours 30 minutes ahead |
| Shanghai CST | 8:21 am Thu | 08:21 | 13 hours ahead |
| Tokyo JST | 9:21 am Thu | 09:21 | 14 hours ahead |
| Sydney AEST | 10:21 am Thu | 10:21 | 15 hours ahead |
| Auckland NZST | 12:21 pm Thu | 12:21 | 17 hours ahead |
About Playa del Carmen
- Population
- 149923
- Coordinates
- 20.627, -87.080
- Region
- Quintana Roo, Mexico
- IANA zone
- America/Cancun
- Solar noon
- 5:53 pm
Sunrise and sunset above are computed from these coordinates with the NOAA solar equations — not looked up from a table, and not the same as the neighbouring city's.
Nearby and related
Questions people ask
What time is it in Playa del Carmen right now?
It is 7:21 pm (19:21 on a 24-hour clock) on Wednesday, 12th August 2026 in Playa del Carmen. The clock on this page updates every second and is set from the server, not from your device, so it stays right even if your own clock has drifted.
What time zone is Playa del Carmen in?
Playa del Carmen uses the America/Cancun time zone, currently EST (UTC-5). That IANA identifier is the one to put in a calendar invite or a database column — abbreviations like EST are ambiguous, IANA identifiers are not.
Is Playa del Carmen on daylight saving time right now?
No — and it never is. Playa del Carmen stays on EST (UTC-5) all year round.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Playa del Carmen today?
The sun rises at 6:26 am and sets at 7:19 pm today, giving 12 hours 53 minutes of daylight. That is 59 seconds shorter than yesterday.
How many hours ahead is Playa del Carmen of Los Angeles?
Playa del Carmen is 2 hours ahead of Los Angeles. When it is 7:21 pm in Playa del Carmen, it is 5:21 pm in Los Angeles. The full comparison table on this page covers twenty major cities and recalculates itself whenever either end changes its clocks.
Where exactly is Playa del Carmen?
Playa del Carmen is in Quintana Roo, Mexico, at 20.63° N, 87.08° W, with a population of about 149,923. Those coordinates are what the sunrise and sunset times above are calculated from.