Bukit Mertajam to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 13 h behind Bukit Mertajam. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
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Bukit Mertajam 11:22 11:22 AM Playa del Carmen 22:22 10:22 PM You –:–
11:22 11:22 AM
Malaysia Time · UTC+8
☀️ 07:04 · 🌙 19:04
22:22 10:22 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:45 · 🌙 18:23
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−13 h
Playa del Carmen is 13 h behind Bukit Mertajam.
When you, Bukit Mertajam 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
🇲🇾 Bukit Mertajam
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 | 🇲🇾 Bukit Mertajam | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 11:22 | 22:22 |
| 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 Bukit Mertajam | — | −13 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Kuala Lumpur | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 07:04 | 06:45 |
| Sunset | 19:04 | 18:23 |
| Daylight | 11 h 59 min | 11 h 38 min |
| People on this clock | 212,329 | 149,923 |
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Bukit Mertajam and Playa del Carmen: common questions
What is the time difference between Bukit Mertajam and Playa del Carmen?
Playa del Carmen is 13 hours behind: it uses UTC−5, while Bukit Mertajam is on UTC+8.
If it is 9:00 AM in Bukit Mertajam, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 9:00 AM in Bukit Mertajam, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 8:00 PM (the previous day).
If it is 6:00 PM in Bukit Mertajam, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 6:00 PM in Bukit Mertajam, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 5:00 AM.
When is a good time to call Playa del Carmen from Bukit Mertajam?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) in Bukit Mertajam and in Playa del Carmen do not overlap. At 9:00 AM in Bukit Mertajam it is 8:00 PM (the previous day) in Playa del Carmen; when the working day starts in Playa del Carmen, it is 10:00 PM in Bukit Mertajam.
When does the date change in Playa del Carmen compared with Bukit Mertajam?
The new day starts in Playa del Carmen later: until 1:00 PM in Bukit Mertajam, it is still the previous day there. From 11:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, Bukit Mertajam is already on the next day.
Does the time difference between Bukit Mertajam and Playa del Carmen change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 13 hours all year.
