Karachi to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 10 h behind Karachi. 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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Karachi 17:17 5:17 PM Playa del Carmen 07:17 7:17 AM You –:–
17:17 5:17 PM
Pakistan Standard Time · UTC+5
☀️ 06:28 · 🌙 18:11
07:17 7:17 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:42 · 🌙 18:29
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−10 h
Playa del Carmen is 10 h behind Karachi.
When you, Karachi 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
🇵🇰 Karachi
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
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 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇵🇰 Karachi | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 17:17 | 07:17 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Pakistan Standard Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+5 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Karachi | — | −10 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Karachi | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:28 | 06:42 |
| Sunset | 18:11 | 18:29 |
| Daylight | 11 h 43 min | 11 h 47 min |
| People on this clock | 14,910,352 | 149,923 |
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Karachi and Playa del Carmen: common questions
How far behind Karachi is Playa del Carmen?
Playa del Carmen is 10 hours behind Karachi: UTC−5 against UTC+5.
If it is 9:00 AM in Karachi, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 9:00 AM in Karachi, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 11:00 PM (the previous day).
If it is 6:00 PM in Karachi, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 6:00 PM in Karachi, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 8:00 AM.
When is a good time to call Playa del Carmen from Karachi?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) in Karachi and in Playa del Carmen do not overlap. At 9:00 AM in Karachi it is 11:00 PM (the previous day) in Playa del Carmen; when the working day starts in Playa del Carmen, it is 7:00 PM in Karachi.
When does the date change in Playa del Carmen compared with Karachi?
The new day starts in Playa del Carmen later: until 10:00 AM in Karachi, it is still the previous day there. From 2:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, Karachi is already on the next day.
Is the time difference between Karachi and Playa del Carmen the same all year?
Yes. Neither Karachi nor Playa del Carmen switches to summer time, so the gap is always 10 hours.
