Calabar to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 6 h behind Calabar. 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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Calabar 12:05 12:05 PM Playa del Carmen 06:05 6:05 AM You –:–
12:05 12:05 PM
West Africa Time · UTC+1
☀️ 06:12 · 🌙 18:10
06:05 6:05 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:49 · 🌙 18:16
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−6 h
Playa del Carmen is 6 h behind Calabar.
When you, Calabar 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
🇳🇬 Calabar
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
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 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇳🇬 Calabar | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 12:05 | 06:05 |
| Local date | Wednesday, October 28, 2026 | Wednesday, October 28, 2026 |
| Time zone | West Africa Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+1 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Calabar | — | −6 h |
| IANA zone | Africa/Lagos | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:12 | 06:49 |
| Sunset | 18:10 | 18:16 |
| Daylight | 11 h 58 min | 11 h 27 min |
| People on this clock | 371,022 | 149,923 |
Compare Calabar with another city
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Big time differences
Calabar and Playa del Carmen: common questions
How far behind Calabar is Playa del Carmen?
Playa del Carmen is 6 hours behind Calabar: UTC−5 against UTC+1.
What time is it in Playa del Carmen when it is 9:00 AM in Calabar?
When it is 9:00 AM in Calabar, it is 3:00 AM in Playa del Carmen.
If it is 6:00 PM in Calabar, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 6:00 PM in Calabar, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 12:00 PM.
When do working hours in Calabar and in Playa del Carmen overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Calabar, which is 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM in Playa del Carmen.
When does the date change in Playa del Carmen compared with Calabar?
The new day starts in Playa del Carmen later: until 6:00 AM in Calabar, it is still the previous day there. From 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, Calabar is already on the next day.
Does the time difference between Calabar and Playa del Carmen change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 6 hours all year.
