Kaohsiung to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 13 h behind Kaohsiung. 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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Kaohsiung 15:48 3:48 PM Playa del Carmen 02:48 2:48 AM You –:–
15:48 3:48 PM
Taipei Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 05:54 · 🌙 17:39
02:48 2:48 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:42 · 🌙 18:29
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−13 h
Playa del Carmen is 13 h behind Kaohsiung.
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Working hours
🇹🇼 Kaohsiung
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 | 🇹🇼 Kaohsiung | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 15:48 | 02:48 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Taipei Standard Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+8 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Kaohsiung | — | −13 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Taipei | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:54 | 06:42 |
| Sunset | 17:39 | 18:29 |
| Daylight | 11 h 46 min | 11 h 47 min |
| People on this clock | 2,777,873 | 149,923 |
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Big time differences
Kaohsiung and Playa del Carmen: common questions
How far behind Kaohsiung is Playa del Carmen?
Playa del Carmen is 13 hours behind Kaohsiung: UTC−5 against UTC+8.
What time is it in Playa del Carmen when it is 9:00 AM in Kaohsiung?
When it is 9:00 AM in Kaohsiung, it is 8:00 PM (the previous day) in Playa del Carmen.
If it is 6:00 PM in Kaohsiung, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 6:00 PM in Kaohsiung, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 5:00 AM.
When do working hours in Kaohsiung and in Playa del Carmen overlap?
They don't: there are no shared working hours. The start of the day in Kaohsiung (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 Kaohsiung.
When does the date change in Playa del Carmen compared with Kaohsiung?
The new day starts in Playa del Carmen later: until 1:00 PM in Kaohsiung, it is still the previous day there. From 11:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, Kaohsiung is already on the next day.
Does the time difference between Kaohsiung and Playa del Carmen change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 13 hours all year.
