Kinmen to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 13 h behind Kinmen. 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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Kinmen 15:39 3:39 PM Playa del Carmen 02:39 2:39 AM You –:–
15:39 3:39 PM
Taipei Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 06:03 · 🌙 17:47
02:39 2:39 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:42 · 🌙 18:29
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−13 h
Playa del Carmen is 13 h behind Kinmen.
When you, Kinmen 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
🇹🇼 Kinmen
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 | 🇹🇼 Kinmen | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 15:39 | 02:39 |
| 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 Kinmen | — | −13 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Taipei | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:03 | 06:42 |
| Sunset | 17:47 | 18:29 |
| Daylight | 11 h 44 min | 11 h 47 min |
| People on this clock | 12,568 | 149,923 |
Compare Kinmen with another city
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Big time differences
Kinmen and Playa del Carmen: common questions
How many hours behind Kinmen is Playa del Carmen?
The clocks in Playa del Carmen are 13 hours behind those in Kinmen (UTC−5 and UTC+8).
If it is 9:00 AM in Kinmen, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 9:00 AM in Kinmen, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 8:00 PM (the previous day).
What time is it in Playa del Carmen when it is 6:00 PM in Kinmen?
When it is 6:00 PM in Kinmen, it is 5:00 AM in Playa del Carmen.
When is a good time to call Playa del Carmen from Kinmen?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) in Kinmen and in Playa del Carmen do not overlap. At 9:00 AM in Kinmen it is 8:00 PM (the previous day) in Playa del Carmen; when the working day starts in Playa del Carmen, it is 10:00 PM in Kinmen.
When does the date change in Playa del Carmen compared with Kinmen?
The new day starts in Playa del Carmen later: until 1:00 PM in Kinmen, it is still the previous day there. From 11:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, Kinmen is already on the next day.
Does the time gap between Kinmen and Playa del Carmen change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Kinmen nor in Playa del Carmen, so the gap is 13 hours all year round.
