Douala to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 6 h behind Douala. 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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Douala 11:28 11:28 AM Playa del Carmen 05:28 5:28 AM You –:–
11:28 11:28 AM
West Africa Standard Time · UTC+1
☀️ 06:07 · 🌙 18:10
05:28 5:28 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:42 · 🌙 18:29
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−6 h
Playa del Carmen is 6 h behind Douala.
When you, Douala 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
🇨🇲 Douala
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 | 🇨🇲 Douala | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 11:28 | 05:28 |
| 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 Douala | — | −6 h |
| IANA zone | Africa/Douala | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:07 | 06:42 |
| Sunset | 18:10 | 18:29 |
| Daylight | 12 h 3 min | 11 h 47 min |
| People on this clock | 2,000,000 | 149,923 |
Compare Douala with another city
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Big time differences
Douala and Playa del Carmen: common questions
How many hours behind Douala is Playa del Carmen?
The clocks in Playa del Carmen are 6 hours behind those in Douala (UTC−5 and UTC+1).
What time is it in Playa del Carmen at the start of the working day in Douala?
The working day in Douala starts at 9:00 AM; in Playa del Carmen it is 3:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Douala, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 6:00 PM in Douala, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 12:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Playa del Carmen from Douala?
Between 3:00 PM and 6:00 PM in Douala – that is 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM in Playa del Carmen – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it still the previous day in Playa del Carmen?
Until 6:00 AM in Douala it is still the previous day in Playa del Carmen. The other way round, from 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen it is already the next day in Douala.
Does the time gap between Douala and Playa del Carmen change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Douala nor in Playa del Carmen, so the gap is 6 hours all year round.
