Dongguan to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 13 h behind Dongguan. 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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Dongguan 13:52 1:52 PM Playa del Carmen 00:52 12:52 AM You –:–
13:52 1:52 PM
China Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 06:22 · 🌙 18:01
00:52 12:52 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:44 · 🌙 18:25
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−13 h
Playa del Carmen is 13 h behind Dongguan.
When you, Dongguan 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
🇨🇳 Dongguan
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
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 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇨🇳 Dongguan | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 13:52 | 00:52 |
| Local date | Thursday, October 15, 2026 | Thursday, October 15, 2026 |
| Time zone | China Standard Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+8 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Dongguan | — | −13 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Shanghai | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:22 | 06:44 |
| Sunset | 18:01 | 18:25 |
| Daylight | 11 h 39 min | 11 h 41 min |
| People on this clock | 8,254,100 | 149,923 |
Compare Dongguan with another city
More comparisons with Dongguan: the time zones next to it and the far side of the clock.
Big time differences
Dongguan and Playa del Carmen: common questions
What is the time difference between Dongguan and Playa del Carmen?
Playa del Carmen is 13 hours behind: it uses UTC−5, while Dongguan is on UTC+8.
If it is 9:00 AM in Dongguan, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 9:00 AM in Dongguan, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 8:00 PM (the previous day).
What time is it in Playa del Carmen when it is 6:00 PM in Dongguan?
When it is 6:00 PM in Dongguan, it is 5:00 AM in Playa del Carmen.
When do working hours in Dongguan and in Playa del Carmen overlap?
They don't: there are no shared working hours. The start of the day in Dongguan (9:00 AM) is 8:00 PM (the previous day) in Playa del Carmen, and the start of the day in Playa del Carmen is 10:00 PM in Dongguan.
Until what time in Dongguan is it still yesterday in Playa del Carmen?
Before 1:00 PM in Dongguan, the date in Playa del Carmen has not changed yet. From 11:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, it is already the next day in Dongguan.
Does the time gap between Dongguan and Playa del Carmen change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Dongguan nor in Playa del Carmen, so the gap is 13 hours all year round.
