Jimma to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 8 h behind Jimma. 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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Jimma 06:34 6:34 AM Playa del Carmen 22:34 10:34 PM You –:–
06:34 6:34 AM
East Africa Time · UTC+3
☀️ 06:21 · 🌙 18:20
22:34 10:34 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:42 · 🌙 18:30
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−8 h
Playa del Carmen is 8 h behind Jimma.
When you, Jimma 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
🇪🇹 Jimma
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
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 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇪🇹 Jimma | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 06:34 | 22:34 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Friday, October 9, 2026 |
| Time zone | East Africa Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+3 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Jimma | — | −8 h |
| IANA zone | Africa/Addis Ababa | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:21 | 06:42 |
| Sunset | 18:20 | 18:30 |
| Daylight | 12 h | 11 h 48 min |
| People on this clock | 207,573 | 149,923 |
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Big time differences
Jimma and Playa del Carmen: common questions
How far behind Jimma is Playa del Carmen?
Playa del Carmen is 8 hours behind Jimma: UTC−5 against UTC+3.
If it is 9:00 AM in Jimma, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 9:00 AM in Jimma, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 1:00 AM.
What time is it in Playa del Carmen at the end of the working day in Jimma?
The working day in Jimma ends at 6:00 PM; in Playa del Carmen it is 10:00 AM at that moment.
When do working hours in Jimma and in Playa del Carmen overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Jimma, which is 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM in Playa del Carmen.
When is it still the previous day in Playa del Carmen?
Until 8:00 AM in Jimma it is still the previous day in Playa del Carmen. The other way round, from 4:00 PM in Playa del Carmen it is already the next day in Jimma.
Does the time difference between Jimma and Playa del Carmen change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 8 hours all year.
