El Jadida to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 6 h behind El Jadida. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
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El Jadida 18:30 6:30 PM Playa del Carmen 12:30 12:30 PM You –:–
18:30 6:30 PM
GMT+01:00 · UTC+1
☀️ 07:40 · 🌙 19:00
12:30 12:30 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:45 · 🌙 18:24
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−6 h
Playa del Carmen is 6 h behind El Jadida.
When you, El Jadida 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
🇲🇦 El Jadida
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 | 🇲🇦 El Jadida | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 18:30 | 12:30 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 17, 2026 | Saturday, October 17, 2026 |
| Time zone | GMT+01:00 | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+1 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from El Jadida | — | −6 h |
| IANA zone | Africa/Casablanca | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 07:40 | 06:45 |
| Sunset | 19:00 | 18:24 |
| Daylight | 11 h 19 min | 11 h 39 min |
| People on this clock | 237,464 | 149,923 |
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Big time differences
El Jadida and Playa del Carmen: common questions
How many hours behind El Jadida is Playa del Carmen?
The clocks in Playa del Carmen are 5 hours behind those in El Jadida (UTC−5 and UTC+0).
What time is it in Playa del Carmen at the start of the working day in El Jadida?
The working day in El Jadida starts at 9:00 AM; in Playa del Carmen it is 4:00 AM at that moment.
What time is it in Playa del Carmen at the end of the working day in El Jadida?
The working day in El Jadida ends at 6:00 PM; in Playa del Carmen it is 1:00 PM at that moment.
When do working hours in El Jadida and in Playa del Carmen overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM in El Jadida, which is 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM in Playa del Carmen.
When is it still the previous day in Playa del Carmen?
Until 5:00 AM in El Jadida it is still the previous day in Playa del Carmen. The other way round, from 7:00 PM in Playa del Carmen it is already the next day in El Jadida.
Does the time difference between El Jadida and Playa del Carmen change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 5 hours all year.
