Dar es Salaam to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 8 h behind Dar es Salaam. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
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Dar es Salaam 12:53 12:53 PM Playa del Carmen 04:53 4:53 AM You –:–
12:53 12:53 PM
East Africa Time · UTC+3
☀️ 06:04 · 🌙 18:17
04:53 4:53 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:42 · 🌙 18:29
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−8 h
Playa del Carmen is 8 h behind Dar es Salaam.
When you, Dar es Salaam 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
🇹🇿 Dar es Salaam
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
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 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇹🇿 Dar es Salaam | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 12:53 | 04:53 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | East Africa Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+3 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Dar es Salaam | — | −8 h |
| IANA zone | Africa/Dar es Salaam | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:04 | 06:42 |
| Sunset | 18:17 | 18:29 |
| Daylight | 12 h 13 min | 11 h 47 min |
| People on this clock | 5,383,728 | 149,923 |
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Big time differences
Dar es Salaam and Playa del Carmen: common questions
How far behind Dar es Salaam is Playa del Carmen?
Playa del Carmen is 8 hours behind Dar es Salaam: UTC−5 against UTC+3.
What time is it in Playa del Carmen when it is 9:00 AM in Dar es Salaam?
When it is 9:00 AM in Dar es Salaam, it is 1:00 AM in Playa del Carmen.
If it is 6:00 PM in Dar es Salaam, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 6:00 PM in Dar es Salaam, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 10:00 AM.
Is there a time when both Dar es Salaam and Playa del Carmen are at work?
Yes: from 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Dar es Salaam (9:00 AM to 10:00 AM in Playa del Carmen), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When is it still the previous day in Playa del Carmen?
Until 8:00 AM in Dar es Salaam it is still the previous day in Playa del Carmen. The other way round, from 4:00 PM in Playa del Carmen it is already the next day in Dar es Salaam.
Does the time difference between Dar es Salaam and Playa del Carmen change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 8 hours all year.
