Dodoma to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 8 h behind Dodoma. 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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Dodoma 06:34 6:34 AM Playa del Carmen 22:34 10:34 PM You –:–
06:34 6:34 AM
East Africa Time · UTC+3
☀️ 06:19 · 🌙 18:31
22:34 10:34 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:42 · 🌙 18:30
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−8 h
Playa del Carmen is 8 h behind Dodoma.
When you, Dodoma 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
🇹🇿 Dodoma
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 | 🇹🇿 Dodoma | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 06:34 | 22:34 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Friday, October 9, 2026 |
| Time zone | East Africa Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+3 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Dodoma | — | −8 h |
| IANA zone | Africa/Dar es Salaam | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:19 | 06:42 |
| Sunset | 18:31 | 18:30 |
| Daylight | 12 h 12 min | 11 h 48 min |
| People on this clock | 765,179 | 149,923 |
Compare Dodoma with another city
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Big time differences
Dodoma and Playa del Carmen: common questions
How many hours behind Dodoma is Playa del Carmen?
The clocks in Playa del Carmen are 8 hours behind those in Dodoma (UTC−5 and UTC+3).
If it is 9:00 AM in Dodoma, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 9:00 AM in Dodoma, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 1:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Dodoma, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 6:00 PM in Dodoma, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 10:00 AM.
When do working hours in Dodoma and in Playa del Carmen overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Dodoma, which is 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM in Playa del Carmen.
When is it still the previous day in Playa del Carmen?
Until 8:00 AM in Dodoma 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 Dodoma.
Is the time difference between Dodoma and Playa del Carmen the same all year?
Yes. Neither Dodoma nor Playa del Carmen switches to summer time, so the gap is always 8 hours.
