Batu Pahat to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 13 h behind Batu Pahat. 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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Batu Pahat 06:00 6:00 AM Playa del Carmen 17:00 5:00 PM You –:–
06:00 6:00 AM
Malaysia Time · UTC+8
☀️ 06:52 · 🌙 18:56
17:00 5:00 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:45 · 🌙 18:23
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−13 h
Playa del Carmen is 13 h behind Batu Pahat.
When you, Batu Pahat 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
🇲🇾 Batu Pahat
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
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 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇲🇾 Batu Pahat | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 06:00 | 17:00 |
| Local date | Monday, October 19, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 2026 |
| Time zone | Malaysia Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+8 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Batu Pahat | — | −13 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Kuala Lumpur | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:52 | 06:45 |
| Sunset | 18:56 | 18:23 |
| Daylight | 12 h 4 min | 11 h 38 min |
| People on this clock | 401,210 | 149,923 |
Compare Batu Pahat with another city
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Big time differences
Batu Pahat and Playa del Carmen: common questions
How many hours behind Batu Pahat is Playa del Carmen?
The clocks in Playa del Carmen are 13 hours behind those in Batu Pahat (UTC−5 and UTC+8).
If it is 9:00 AM in Batu Pahat, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 9:00 AM in Batu Pahat, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 8:00 PM (the previous day).
What time is it in Playa del Carmen at the end of the working day in Batu Pahat?
The working day in Batu Pahat ends at 6:00 PM; in Playa del Carmen it is 5:00 AM at that moment.
Is there a time when both Batu Pahat and Playa del Carmen are at work?
No, the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) do not overlap. When the day starts in Batu Pahat at 9:00 AM, it is 8:00 PM (the previous day) in Playa del Carmen; the day in Playa del Carmen starts at 10:00 PM in Batu Pahat time.
When is it still the previous day in Playa del Carmen?
Until 1:00 PM in Batu Pahat it is still the previous day in Playa del Carmen. The other way round, from 11:00 AM in Playa del Carmen it is already the next day in Batu Pahat.
Is the time difference between Batu Pahat and Playa del Carmen the same all year?
Yes. Neither Batu Pahat nor Playa del Carmen switches to summer time, so the gap is always 13 hours.
