Ikeja to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 6 h behind Ikeja. 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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Ikeja 16:14 4:14 PM Playa del Carmen 10:14 10:14 AM You –:–
16:14 4:14 PM
West Africa Standard Time · UTC+1
☀️ 06:34 · 🌙 18:31
10:14 10:14 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:46 · 🌙 18:22
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−6 h
Playa del Carmen is 6 h behind Ikeja.
When you, Ikeja 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
🇳🇬 Ikeja
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 | 🇳🇬 Ikeja | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 16:14 | 10:14 |
| Local date | Monday, October 19, 2026 | Monday, October 19, 2026 |
| Time zone | West Africa Standard Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+1 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Ikeja | — | −6 h |
| IANA zone | Africa/Lagos | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:34 | 06:46 |
| Sunset | 18:31 | 18:22 |
| Daylight | 11 h 58 min | 11 h 37 min |
| People on this clock | 861,300 | 149,923 |
Compare Ikeja with another city
More comparisons with Ikeja: the time zones next to it and the far side of the clock.
Big time differences
Ikeja and Playa del Carmen: common questions
How many hours behind Ikeja is Playa del Carmen?
The clocks in Playa del Carmen are 6 hours behind those in Ikeja (UTC−5 and UTC+1).
What time is it in Playa del Carmen when it is 9:00 AM in Ikeja?
When it is 9:00 AM in Ikeja, it is 3:00 AM in Playa del Carmen.
If it is 6:00 PM in Ikeja, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 6:00 PM in Ikeja, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 12:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Playa del Carmen from Ikeja?
Between 3:00 PM and 6:00 PM in Ikeja – 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 Ikeja 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 Ikeja.
Does the time difference between Ikeja and Playa del Carmen change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 6 hours all year.
