Abuja to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 6 h behind Abuja. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Abuja 09:39 9:39 AM Playa del Carmen 03:39 3:39 AM You –:–
09:39 9:39 AM
West Africa Standard Time · UTC+1
☀️ 06:19 · 🌙 18:17
03:39 3:39 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:42 · 🌙 18:29
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−6 h
Playa del Carmen is 6 h behind Abuja.
When you, Abuja and Playa del Carmen are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇳🇬 Abuja
0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM
🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen
18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM 0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇳🇬 Abuja | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 09:39 | 03:39 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | West Africa Standard Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+1 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Abuja | — | −6 h |
| IANA zone | Africa/Lagos | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:19 | 06:42 |
| Sunset | 18:17 | 18:29 |
| Daylight | 11 h 58 min | 11 h 47 min |
| People on this clock | 776,298 | 149,923 |
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Big time differences
Abuja and Playa del Carmen: common questions
What is the time difference between Abuja and Playa del Carmen?
Playa del Carmen is 6 hours behind: it uses UTC−5, while Abuja is on UTC+1.
If it is 9:00 AM in Abuja, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 9:00 AM in Abuja, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 3:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Abuja, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 6:00 PM in Abuja, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 12:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Playa del Carmen from Abuja?
Between 3:00 PM and 6:00 PM in Abuja – that is 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM in Playa del Carmen – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it still the previous day in Playa del Carmen?
Until 6:00 AM in Abuja it is still the previous day in Playa del Carmen. The other way round, from 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen it is already the next day in Abuja.
Does the time gap between Abuja and Playa del Carmen change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Abuja nor in Playa del Carmen, so the gap is 6 hours all year round.
