Al Hufuf to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 8 h behind Al Hufuf. 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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Al Hufuf 15:30 3:30 PM Playa del Carmen 07:30 7:30 AM You –:–
15:30 3:30 PM
Arabian Standard Time · UTC+3
☀️ 05:43 · 🌙 17:12
07:30 7:30 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:46 · 🌙 18:22
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−8 h
Playa del Carmen is 8 h behind Al Hufuf.
When you, Al Hufuf 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
🇸🇦 Al Hufuf
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
16 4 PM 17 5 PM 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇸🇦 Al Hufuf | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 15:30 | 07:30 |
| Local date | Monday, October 19, 2026 | Monday, October 19, 2026 |
| Time zone | Arabian Standard Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+3 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Al Hufuf | — | −8 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Riyadh | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:43 | 06:46 |
| Sunset | 17:12 | 18:22 |
| Daylight | 11 h 30 min | 11 h 37 min |
| People on this clock | 660,788 | 149,923 |
Compare Al Hufuf with another city
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Big time differences
Al Hufuf and Playa del Carmen: common questions
How far behind Al Hufuf is Playa del Carmen?
Playa del Carmen is 8 hours behind Al Hufuf: UTC−5 against UTC+3.
If it is 9:00 AM in Al Hufuf, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 9:00 AM in Al Hufuf, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 1:00 AM.
What time is it in Playa del Carmen at the end of the working day in Al Hufuf?
The working day in Al Hufuf ends at 6:00 PM; in Playa del Carmen it is 10:00 AM at that moment.
Is there a time when both Al Hufuf and Playa del Carmen are at work?
Yes: from 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Al Hufuf (9:00 AM to 10:00 AM in Playa del Carmen), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
Until what time in Al Hufuf is it still yesterday in Playa del Carmen?
Before 8:00 AM in Al Hufuf, the date in Playa del Carmen has not changed yet. From 4:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, it is already the next day in Al Hufuf.
Does the time difference between Al Hufuf and Playa del Carmen change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 8 hours all year.
