Bissau to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 5 h behind Bissau. 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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Bissau 11:47 11:47 AM Playa del Carmen 06:47 6:47 AM You –:–
11:47 11:47 AM
Greenwich Mean Time · UTC+0
☀️ 06:52 · 🌙 18:48
06:47 6:47 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:42 · 🌙 18:29
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−5 h
Playa del Carmen is 5 h behind Bissau.
When you, Bissau 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
🇬🇼 Bissau
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 | 🇬🇼 Bissau | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 11:47 | 06:47 |
| 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 Bissau | — | −5 h |
| IANA zone | Africa/Bissau | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:52 | 06:42 |
| Sunset | 18:48 | 18:29 |
| Daylight | 11 h 56 min | 11 h 47 min |
| People on this clock | 395,954 | 149,923 |
Compare Bissau with another city
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Big time differences
Bissau and Playa del Carmen: common questions
What is the time difference between Bissau and Playa del Carmen?
Playa del Carmen is 5 hours behind: it uses UTC−5, while Bissau is on UTC+0.
What time is it in Playa del Carmen when it is 9:00 AM in Bissau?
When it is 9:00 AM in Bissau, it is 4:00 AM in Playa del Carmen.
If it is 6:00 PM in Bissau, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 6:00 PM in Bissau, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 1:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Playa del Carmen from Bissau?
Between 2:00 PM and 6:00 PM in Bissau – that is 9:00 AM to 1:00 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 5:00 AM in Bissau it is still the previous day in Playa del Carmen. The other way round, from 7:00 PM in Playa del Carmen it is already the next day in Bissau.
Is the time difference between Bissau and Playa del Carmen the same all year?
Yes. Neither Bissau nor Playa del Carmen switches to summer time, so the gap is always 5 hours.
