Galle to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 10 h 30 min behind Galle. 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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Galle 19:26 7:26 PM Playa del Carmen 08:56 8:56 AM You –:–
19:26 7:26 PM
India Standard Time · UTC+5:30
☀️ 05:56 · 🌙 17:55
08:56 8:56 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:45 · 🌙 18:24
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−10 h 30 min
Playa del Carmen is 10 h 30 min behind Galle.
When you, Galle and Playa del Carmen are all at the desk
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Working hours
🇱🇰 Galle
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
13:30 1:30 PM 14:30 2:30 PM 15:30 3:30 PM 16:30 4:30 PM 17:30 5:30 PM 18:30 6:30 PM 19:30 7:30 PM 20:30 8:30 PM 21:30 9:30 PM 22:30 10:30 PM 23:30 11:30 PM 0:30 12:30 AM 1:30 1:30 AM 2:30 2:30 AM 3:30 3:30 AM 4:30 4:30 AM 5:30 5:30 AM 6:30 6:30 AM 7:30 7:30 AM 8:30 8:30 AM 9:30 9:30 AM 10:30 10:30 AM 11:30 11:30 AM 12:30 12:30 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇱🇰 Galle | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 19:26 | 08:56 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 17, 2026 | Saturday, October 17, 2026 |
| Time zone | India Standard Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+5:30 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Galle | — | −10 h 30 min |
| IANA zone | Asia/Colombo | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:56 | 06:45 |
| Sunset | 17:55 | 18:24 |
| Daylight | 11 h 59 min | 11 h 39 min |
| People on this clock | 100,000 | 149,923 |
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Galle and Playa del Carmen: common questions
How many hours behind Galle is Playa del Carmen?
The clocks in Playa del Carmen are 10 hours and 30 minutes behind those in Galle (UTC−5 and UTC+5:30).
What time is it in Playa del Carmen when it is 9:00 AM in Galle?
When it is 9:00 AM in Galle, it is 10:30 PM (the previous day) in Playa del Carmen.
What time is it in Playa del Carmen when it is 6:00 PM in Galle?
When it is 6:00 PM in Galle, it is 7:30 AM in Playa del Carmen.
When is a good time to call Playa del Carmen from Galle?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) in Galle and in Playa del Carmen do not overlap. At 9:00 AM in Galle it is 10:30 PM (the previous day) in Playa del Carmen; when the working day starts in Playa del Carmen, it is 7:30 PM in Galle.
When is it still the previous day in Playa del Carmen?
Until 10:30 AM in Galle it is still the previous day in Playa del Carmen. The other way round, from 1:30 PM in Playa del Carmen it is already the next day in Galle.
Is the time difference between Galle and Playa del Carmen the same all year?
Yes. Neither Galle nor Playa del Carmen switches to summer time, so the gap is always 10 hours and 30 minutes.
