Bakau to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 5 h behind Bakau. 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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Bakau 08:42 8:42 AM Playa del Carmen 03:42 3:42 AM You –:–
08:42 8:42 AM
Greenwich Mean Time · UTC+0
☀️ 06:57 · 🌙 18:52
03:42 3:42 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:42 · 🌙 18:29
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−5 h
Playa del Carmen is 5 h behind Bakau.
When you, Bakau 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
🇬🇲 Bakau
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
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 18 6 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇬🇲 Bakau | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 08:42 | 03:42 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Greenwich Mean Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+0 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Bakau | — | −5 h |
| IANA zone | Africa/Banjul | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:57 | 06:42 |
| Sunset | 18:52 | 18:29 |
| Daylight | 11 h 54 min | 11 h 47 min |
| People on this clock | 43,098 | 149,923 |
Compare Bakau with another city
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Big time differences
Bakau and Playa del Carmen: common questions
How many hours behind Bakau is Playa del Carmen?
The clocks in Playa del Carmen are 5 hours behind those in Bakau (UTC−5 and UTC+0).
If it is 9:00 AM in Bakau, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 9:00 AM in Bakau, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 4:00 AM.
What time is it in Playa del Carmen when it is 6:00 PM in Bakau?
When it is 6:00 PM in Bakau, it is 1:00 PM in Playa del Carmen.
Is there a time when both Bakau and Playa del Carmen are at work?
Yes: from 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Bakau (9:00 AM to 1:00 PM in Playa del Carmen), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
Until what time in Bakau is it still yesterday in Playa del Carmen?
Before 5:00 AM in Bakau, the date in Playa del Carmen has not changed yet. From 7:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, it is already the next day in Bakau.
Does the time gap between Bakau and Playa del Carmen change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Bakau nor in Playa del Carmen, so the gap is 5 hours all year round.
