Jiaozuo to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 13 h behind Jiaozuo. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
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Jiaozuo 06:15 6:15 AM Playa del Carmen 17:15 5:15 PM You –:–
06:15 6:15 AM
China Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 06:38 · 🌙 17:46
17:15 5:15 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:46 · 🌙 18:22
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−13 h
Playa del Carmen is 13 h behind Jiaozuo.
When you, Jiaozuo 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
🇨🇳 Jiaozuo
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 | 🇨🇳 Jiaozuo | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 06:15 | 17:15 |
| Local date | Wednesday, October 21, 2026 | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 |
| Time zone | China Standard Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+8 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Jiaozuo | — | −13 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Shanghai | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:38 | 06:46 |
| Sunset | 17:46 | 18:22 |
| Daylight | 11 h 8 min | 11 h 36 min |
| People on this clock | 3,539,860 | 149,923 |
Compare Jiaozuo with another city
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Big time differences
Jiaozuo and Playa del Carmen: common questions
How many hours behind Jiaozuo is Playa del Carmen?
The clocks in Playa del Carmen are 13 hours behind those in Jiaozuo (UTC−5 and UTC+8).
If it is 9:00 AM in Jiaozuo, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 9:00 AM in Jiaozuo, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 8:00 PM (the previous day).
What time is it in Playa del Carmen at the end of the working day in Jiaozuo?
The working day in Jiaozuo ends at 6:00 PM; in Playa del Carmen it is 5:00 AM at that moment.
Is there a time when both Jiaozuo 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 Jiaozuo at 9:00 AM, it is 8:00 PM (the previous day) in Playa del Carmen; the day in Playa del Carmen starts at 10:00 PM in Jiaozuo time.
When does the date change in Playa del Carmen compared with Jiaozuo?
The new day starts in Playa del Carmen later: until 1:00 PM in Jiaozuo, it is still the previous day there. From 11:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, Jiaozuo is already on the next day.
Is the time difference between Jiaozuo and Playa del Carmen the same all year?
Yes. Neither Jiaozuo nor Playa del Carmen switches to summer time, so the gap is always 13 hours.
