Time in Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo
Live local time in Quintana Roo, Mexico. Time zone America/Cancun (EST). Updated every second, no refresh needed.
00:00:00 AM
Time zone
America/Cancun
UTC offset
GMT−5
Zone code
EST
Local weekday
Sat
Country
Mexico
Region
Quintana Roo
Latitude
20.6274°
Longitude
-87.0799°
Time difference
Playa del Carmen vs. the rest of the world
- San FranciscoUnited States+2 h
- New YorkUnited States−1 h
- LondonUnited Kingdom−6 h
- BerlinGermany−7 h
- DubaiUnited Arab Emirates−9 h
- MumbaiIndia−10:30 h
- SingaporeSingapore−13 h
- TokyoJapan−14 h
- SydneyAustralia−15 h
- São PauloBrazil−2 h
Positive = Playa del Carmen is ahead of the other city. Negative = behind. Math runs live against IANA so DST shifts always show the current real offset.
FAQ
Questions about Playa del Carmen time
- What is the current local time in Playa del Carmen?
- Right now it's 5:24 PM EST in Playa del Carmen, Mexico. The clock above ticks every second.
- What time zone is Playa del Carmen in?
- Playa del Carmen uses the America/Cancun IANA time zone (currently GMT−5, abbreviated EST).
- Does Playa del Carmen observe daylight saving time?
- Whether Playa del Carmen observes daylight saving depends on the rules in Mexico. Our planner uses the live IANA database, so the clock and any meetings you schedule always reflect the current rule — no manual adjustments around the DST shift.
- How do I schedule a meeting with someone in Playa del Carmen?
- Open Playa del Carmen in the planner from the button above. Add the other participants' cities and drag a range on the hour grid — the meeting URL encodes the UTC instant, so the same link shows the right local time on every clock, even across DST transitions.