Hamhung to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 14 h behind Hamhung. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
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Hamhung 05:53 5:53 AM Playa del Carmen 15:53 3:53 PM You –:–
05:53 5:53 AM
Korean Standard Time · UTC+9
☀️ 07:04 · 🌙 17:24
15:53 3:53 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:53 · 🌙 18:12
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−14 h
Playa del Carmen is 14 h behind Hamhung.
When you, Hamhung 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
🇰🇵 Hamhung
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
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 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇰🇵 Hamhung | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 05:53 | 15:53 |
| Local date | Friday, November 6, 2026 | Thursday, November 5, 2026 |
| Time zone | Korean Standard Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+9 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Hamhung | — | −14 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Pyongyang | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 07:04 | 06:53 |
| Sunset | 17:24 | 18:12 |
| Daylight | 10 h 20 min | 11 h 19 min |
| People on this clock | 768,551 | 149,923 |
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Hamhung and Playa del Carmen: common questions
What is the time difference between Hamhung and Playa del Carmen?
Playa del Carmen is 14 hours behind: it uses UTC−5, while Hamhung is on UTC+9.
If it is 9:00 AM in Hamhung, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 9:00 AM in Hamhung, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 7:00 PM (the previous day).
What time is it in Playa del Carmen when it is 6:00 PM in Hamhung?
When it is 6:00 PM in Hamhung, it is 4:00 AM in Playa del Carmen.
Is there a time when both Hamhung and Playa del Carmen are at work?
No, the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) do not overlap. When the day starts in Hamhung at 9:00 AM, it is 7:00 PM (the previous day) in Playa del Carmen; the day in Playa del Carmen starts at 11:00 PM in Hamhung time.
When is it still the previous day in Playa del Carmen?
Until 2:00 PM in Hamhung it is still the previous day in Playa del Carmen. The other way round, from 10:00 AM in Playa del Carmen it is already the next day in Hamhung.
Does the time difference between Hamhung and Playa del Carmen change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 14 hours all year.
