Kota Kinabalu to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 13 h behind Kota Kinabalu. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
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Kota Kinabalu 17:55 5:55 PM Playa del Carmen 04:55 4:55 AM You –:–
17:55 5:55 PM
Malaysia Time · UTC+8
☀️ 06:03 · 🌙 18:04
04:55 4:55 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:42 · 🌙 18:29
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−13 h
Playa del Carmen is 13 h behind Kota Kinabalu.
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Working hours
🇲🇾 Kota Kinabalu
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 | 🇲🇾 Kota Kinabalu | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 17:55 | 04:55 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Malaysia Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+8 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Kota Kinabalu | — | −13 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Kuching | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:03 | 06:42 |
| Sunset | 18:04 | 18:29 |
| Daylight | 12 h 1 min | 11 h 47 min |
| People on this clock | 500,425 | 149,923 |
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Big time differences
Kota Kinabalu and Playa del Carmen: common questions
What is the time difference between Kota Kinabalu and Playa del Carmen?
Playa del Carmen is 13 hours behind: it uses UTC−5, while Kota Kinabalu is on UTC+8.
If it is 9:00 AM in Kota Kinabalu, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 9:00 AM in Kota Kinabalu, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 8:00 PM (the previous day).
If it is 6:00 PM in Kota Kinabalu, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 6:00 PM in Kota Kinabalu, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 5:00 AM.
When is a good time to call Playa del Carmen from Kota Kinabalu?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) in Kota Kinabalu and in Playa del Carmen do not overlap. At 9:00 AM in Kota Kinabalu 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 Kota Kinabalu.
Until what time in Kota Kinabalu is it still yesterday in Playa del Carmen?
Before 1:00 PM in Kota Kinabalu, the date in Playa del Carmen has not changed yet. From 11:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, it is already the next day in Kota Kinabalu.
Is the time difference between Kota Kinabalu and Playa del Carmen the same all year?
Yes. Neither Kota Kinabalu nor Playa del Carmen switches to summer time, so the gap is always 13 hours.
