Cotonou to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 6 h behind Cotonou. 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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Cotonou 11:37 11:37 AM Playa del Carmen 05:37 5:37 AM You –:–
11:37 11:37 AM
West Africa Standard Time · UTC+1
☀️ 06:38 · 🌙 18:38
05:37 5:37 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:42 · 🌙 18:29
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−6 h
Playa del Carmen is 6 h behind Cotonou.
When you, Cotonou 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
🇧🇯 Cotonou
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 | 🇧🇯 Cotonou | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 11:37 | 05:37 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | West Africa Standard Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+1 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Cotonou | — | −6 h |
| IANA zone | Africa/Porto-Novo | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:38 | 06:42 |
| Sunset | 18:38 | 18:29 |
| Daylight | 12 h 1 min | 11 h 47 min |
| People on this clock | 780,000 | 149,923 |
Compare Cotonou with another city
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Big time differences
Cotonou and Playa del Carmen: common questions
How many hours behind Cotonou is Playa del Carmen?
The clocks in Playa del Carmen are 6 hours behind those in Cotonou (UTC−5 and UTC+1).
If it is 9:00 AM in Cotonou, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 9:00 AM in Cotonou, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 3:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Cotonou, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 6:00 PM in Cotonou, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 12:00 PM.
When do working hours in Cotonou and in Playa del Carmen overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Cotonou, which is 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM in Playa del Carmen.
Until what time in Cotonou is it still yesterday in Playa del Carmen?
Before 6:00 AM in Cotonou, the date in Playa del Carmen has not changed yet. From 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, it is already the next day in Cotonou.
Is the time difference between Cotonou and Playa del Carmen the same all year?
Yes. Neither Cotonou nor Playa del Carmen switches to summer time, so the gap is always 6 hours.
