Kettering to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 6 h behind Kettering. 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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Kettering 00:43 12:43 AM Playa del Carmen 18:43 6:43 PM You –:–
00:43 12:43 AM
British Summer Time · UTC+1
☀️ 07:32 · 🌙 18:06
18:43 6:43 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:45 · 🌙 18:24
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−6 h
Playa del Carmen is 6 h behind Kettering.
When you, Kettering 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
🇬🇧 Kettering
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 | 🇬🇧 Kettering | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 00:43 | 18:43 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Saturday, October 17, 2026 |
| Time zone | British Summer Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+1 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Kettering | — | −6 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/London | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+0, Oct 25, 01:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 07:32 | 06:45 |
| Sunset | 18:06 | 18:24 |
| Daylight | 10 h 34 min | 11 h 39 min |
| People on this clock | 56,676 | 149,923 |
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Big time differences
Kettering and Playa del Carmen: common questions
How far behind Kettering is Playa del Carmen?
Playa del Carmen is 6 hours behind Kettering: UTC−5 against UTC+1.
If it is 9:00 AM in Kettering, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 9:00 AM in Kettering, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 3:00 AM.
What time is it in Playa del Carmen when it is 6:00 PM in Kettering?
When it is 6:00 PM in Kettering, it is 12:00 PM in Playa del Carmen.
When is a good time to call Playa del Carmen from Kettering?
Between 3:00 PM and 6:00 PM in Kettering – 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).
Until what time in Kettering is it still yesterday in Playa del Carmen?
Before 6:00 AM in Kettering, the date in Playa del Carmen has not changed yet. From 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, it is already the next day in Kettering.
Is the time difference between Kettering and Playa del Carmen the same all year?
No. Only Kettering switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From October 25, 2026, Playa del Carmen will be 5 hours behind Kettering.
