Chiang Mai to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 12 h behind Chiang Mai. 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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Chiang Mai 06:53 6:53 AM Playa del Carmen 18:53 6:53 PM You –:–
06:53 6:53 AM
Indochina Time · UTC+7
☀️ 06:17 · 🌙 18:07
18:53 6:53 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:42 · 🌙 18:30
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−12 h
Playa del Carmen is 12 h behind Chiang Mai.
When you, Chiang Mai 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
🇹🇭 Chiang Mai
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 | 🇹🇭 Chiang Mai | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 06:53 | 18:53 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Friday, October 9, 2026 |
| Time zone | Indochina Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+7 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Chiang Mai | — | −12 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Bangkok | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:17 | 06:42 |
| Sunset | 18:07 | 18:30 |
| Daylight | 11 h 49 min | 11 h 48 min |
| People on this clock | 127,240 | 149,923 |
Compare Chiang Mai with another city
More comparisons with Chiang Mai: the time zones next to it and the far side of the clock.
Big time differences
Chiang Mai and Playa del Carmen: common questions
How many hours behind Chiang Mai is Playa del Carmen?
The clocks in Playa del Carmen are 12 hours behind those in Chiang Mai (UTC−5 and UTC+7).
If it is 9:00 AM in Chiang Mai, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 9:00 AM in Chiang Mai, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 9:00 PM (the previous day).
What time is it in Playa del Carmen at the end of the working day in Chiang Mai?
The working day in Chiang Mai ends at 6:00 PM; in Playa del Carmen it is 6:00 AM at that moment.
When do working hours in Chiang Mai and in Playa del Carmen overlap?
They don't: there are no shared working hours. The start of the day in Chiang Mai (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 Chiang Mai.
When is it still the previous day in Playa del Carmen?
Until 12:00 PM in Chiang Mai 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 Chiang Mai.
Is the time difference between Chiang Mai and Playa del Carmen the same all year?
Yes. Neither Chiang Mai nor Playa del Carmen switches to summer time, so the gap is always 12 hours.
