Colombo to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 10 h 30 min behind Colombo. 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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Colombo 06:37 6:37 AM Playa del Carmen 20:07 8:07 PM You –:–
06:37 6:37 AM
India Standard Time · UTC+5:30
☀️ 05:58 · 🌙 17:59
20:07 8:07 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:42 · 🌙 18:30
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−10 h 30 min
Playa del Carmen is 10 h 30 min behind Colombo.
When you, Colombo and Playa del Carmen are all at the desk
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Working hours
🇱🇰 Colombo
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
13:30 1:30 PM 14:30 2:30 PM 15:30 3:30 PM 16:30 4:30 PM 17:30 5:30 PM 18:30 6:30 PM 19:30 7:30 PM 20:30 8:30 PM 21:30 9:30 PM 22:30 10:30 PM 23:30 11:30 PM 0:30 12:30 AM 1:30 1:30 AM 2:30 2:30 AM 3:30 3:30 AM 4:30 4:30 AM 5:30 5:30 AM 6:30 6:30 AM 7:30 7:30 AM 8:30 8:30 AM 9:30 9:30 AM 10:30 10:30 AM 11:30 11:30 AM 12:30 12:30 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇱🇰 Colombo | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 06:37 | 20:07 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Friday, October 9, 2026 |
| Time zone | India Standard Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+5:30 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Colombo | — | −10 h 30 min |
| IANA zone | Asia/Colombo | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:58 | 06:42 |
| Sunset | 17:59 | 18:30 |
| Daylight | 12 h | 11 h 48 min |
| People on this clock | 753,000 | 149,923 |
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Colombo and Playa del Carmen: common questions
How many hours behind Colombo is Playa del Carmen?
The clocks in Playa del Carmen are 10 hours and 30 minutes behind those in Colombo (UTC−5 and UTC+5:30).
What time is it in Playa del Carmen at the start of the working day in Colombo?
The working day in Colombo starts at 9:00 AM; in Playa del Carmen it is 10:30 PM (the previous day) at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Colombo, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 6:00 PM in Colombo, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 7:30 AM.
Is there a time when both Colombo 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 Colombo at 9:00 AM, it is 10:30 PM (the previous day) in Playa del Carmen; the day in Playa del Carmen starts at 7:30 PM in Colombo time.
When does the date change in Playa del Carmen compared with Colombo?
The new day starts in Playa del Carmen later: until 10:30 AM in Colombo, it is still the previous day there. From 1:30 PM in Playa del Carmen, Colombo is already on the next day.
Does the time difference between Colombo and Playa del Carmen change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 10 hours and 30 minutes all year.
