Mexico · Quintana Roo
Current local time in Playa del Carmen
Playa del Carmen keeps time on the America/Cancun zone, currently UTC−5. The offset is fixed all year — there is no daylight saving to track here. The clock runs live in your browser; nothing about your location is sent anywhere.
Current local time
Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo
Playa del Carmen time zone at a glance
- IANA time zone
- America/Cancun
- Current UTC offset
- UTC−5
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Next clock change
- None in the next 14 months
- Country
- Mexico
- Region
- Quintana Roo
- Coordinates
- 20.63°, -87.08°
- Population
- 149,923
- Local date
- Tue, Sep 1, 2026
Sunrise and sunset in Playa del Carmen today
Computed from Playa del Carmen's latitude and longitude for the current local date. Times shift by a minute or two either side depending on elevation and the horizon you actually see.
- Sunrise
- 6:35 AM
- Sunset
- 7:00 PM
- Solar noon
- 12:48 PM
- Day length
- 12h 24m
- Civil dawn
- 6:09 AM
- Civil dusk
- 7:26 PM
- Golden hour ends
- 7:01 AM
- Golden hour begins
- 6:34 PM
Playa del Carmen time difference from major cities
| City | Local time now | Playa del Carmen is |
|---|---|---|
| Los AngelesUnited States | 03:07 PM | 2h ahead |
| LondonUnited Kingdom | 11:07 PM | 6h behind |
| DubaiUnited Arab Emirates | 02:07 AM | 9h behind |
| TokyoJapan | 07:07 AM | 14h behind |
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Playa del Carmentime — questions & answers
- What time is it in Playa del Carmen right now?
- Playa del Carmen is on America/Cancun, currently UTC−5. The clock at the top of this page shows the live local time and updates every second in your browser.
- What time zone is Playa del Carmen in?
- Playa del Carmen uses the IANA time zone America/Cancun, which is UTC−5 at the moment. The zone keeps a fixed offset all year and does not observe daylight saving time.
- Does Playa del Carmen observe daylight saving time?
- No. Playa del Carmen stays on UTC−5 all year, so the difference from zones that do observe daylight saving changes twice a year.
- What time do the sun rise and set in Playa del Carmen today?
- Today the sun rises at about 6:35 AM and sets at about 7:00 PM local time in Playa del Carmen, giving roughly 12h 24m of daylight. Solar noon falls at 12:48 PM.
Working with Playa del Carmen time
Scheduling across America/Cancun is where most calendar mistakes start — a meeting agreed in one zone drifts by an hour the moment either side changes its clocks. These tools each handle a piece of that problem.