Batam to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 12 h behind Batam. 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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Batam 08:00 8:00 AM Playa del Carmen 20:00 8:00 PM You –:–
08:00 8:00 AM
Western Indonesia Time · UTC+7
☀️ 05:49 · 🌙 17:54
20:00 8:00 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:42 · 🌙 18:30
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−12 h
Playa del Carmen is 12 h behind Batam.
When you, Batam 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
🇮🇩 Batam
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
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 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇮🇩 Batam | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 08:00 | 20:00 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Friday, October 9, 2026 |
| Time zone | Western Indonesia Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+7 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Batam | — | −12 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Jakarta | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:49 | 06:42 |
| Sunset | 17:54 | 18:30 |
| Daylight | 12 h 6 min | 11 h 48 min |
| People on this clock | 1,196,396 | 149,923 |
Compare Batam with another city
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Big time differences
Batam and Playa del Carmen: common questions
How far behind Batam is Playa del Carmen?
Playa del Carmen is 12 hours behind Batam: UTC−5 against UTC+7.
What time is it in Playa del Carmen when it is 9:00 AM in Batam?
When it is 9:00 AM in Batam, it is 9:00 PM (the previous day) in Playa del Carmen.
What time is it in Playa del Carmen at the end of the working day in Batam?
The working day in Batam ends at 6:00 PM; in Playa del Carmen it is 6:00 AM at that moment.
When do working hours in Batam and in Playa del Carmen overlap?
They don't: there are no shared working hours. The start of the day in Batam (9:00 AM) is 9:00 PM (the previous day) in Playa del Carmen, and the start of the day in Playa del Carmen is 9:00 PM in Batam.
When is it still the previous day in Playa del Carmen?
Until 12:00 PM in Batam it is still the previous day in Playa del Carmen. The other way round, from 12:00 PM in Playa del Carmen it is already the next day in Batam.
Is the time difference between Batam and Playa del Carmen the same all year?
Yes. Neither Batam nor Playa del Carmen switches to summer time, so the gap is always 12 hours.
