Haikou to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 13 h behind Haikou. 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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Haikou 23:44 11:44 PM Playa del Carmen 10:44 10:44 AM You –:–
23:44 11:44 PM
China Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 06:35 · 🌙 18:16
10:44 10:44 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:45 · 🌙 18:24
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−13 h
Playa del Carmen is 13 h behind Haikou.
When you, Haikou 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
🇨🇳 Haikou
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 | 🇨🇳 Haikou | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 23:44 | 10:44 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 17, 2026 | Saturday, October 17, 2026 |
| Time zone | China Standard Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+8 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Haikou | — | −13 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Shanghai | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:35 | 06:45 |
| Sunset | 18:16 | 18:24 |
| Daylight | 11 h 40 min | 11 h 39 min |
| People on this clock | 2,873,358 | 149,923 |
Compare Haikou with another city
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Big time differences
Haikou and Playa del Carmen: common questions
How far behind Haikou is Playa del Carmen?
Playa del Carmen is 13 hours behind Haikou: UTC−5 against UTC+8.
What time is it in Playa del Carmen when it is 9:00 AM in Haikou?
When it is 9:00 AM in Haikou, it is 8:00 PM (the previous day) in Playa del Carmen.
What time is it in Playa del Carmen at the end of the working day in Haikou?
The working day in Haikou ends at 6:00 PM; in Playa del Carmen it is 5:00 AM at that moment.
When do working hours in Haikou and in Playa del Carmen overlap?
They don't: there are no shared working hours. The start of the day in Haikou (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 Haikou.
When does the date change in Playa del Carmen compared with Haikou?
The new day starts in Playa del Carmen later: until 1:00 PM in Haikou, it is still the previous day there. From 11:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, Haikou is already on the next day.
Is the time difference between Haikou and Playa del Carmen the same all year?
Yes. Neither Haikou nor Playa del Carmen switches to summer time, so the gap is always 13 hours.
