Kottayam to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 10 h 30 min behind Kottayam. 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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Kottayam 20:24 8:24 PM Playa del Carmen 09:54 9:54 AM You –:–
20:24 8:24 PM
India Standard Time · UTC+5:30
☀️ 06:13 · 🌙 18:07
09:54 9:54 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:45 · 🌙 18:24
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−10 h 30 min
Playa del Carmen is 10 h 30 min behind Kottayam.
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Working hours
🇮🇳 Kottayam
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
13:30 1:30 PM 14:30 2:30 PM 15:30 3:30 PM 16:30 4:30 PM 17:30 5:30 PM 18:30 6:30 PM 19:30 7:30 PM 20:30 8:30 PM 21:30 9:30 PM 22:30 10:30 PM 23:30 11:30 PM 0:30 12:30 AM 1:30 1:30 AM 2:30 2:30 AM 3:30 3:30 AM 4:30 4:30 AM 5:30 5:30 AM 6:30 6:30 AM 7:30 7:30 AM 8:30 8:30 AM 9:30 9:30 AM 10:30 10:30 AM 11:30 11:30 AM 12:30 12:30 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇮🇳 Kottayam | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 20:24 | 09:54 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 17, 2026 | Saturday, October 17, 2026 |
| Time zone | India Standard Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+5:30 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Kottayam | — | −10 h 30 min |
| IANA zone | Asia/Kolkata | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:13 | 06:45 |
| Sunset | 18:07 | 18:24 |
| Daylight | 11 h 54 min | 11 h 39 min |
| People on this clock | 55,374 | 149,923 |
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Kottayam and Playa del Carmen: common questions
What is the time difference between Kottayam and Playa del Carmen?
Playa del Carmen is 10 hours and 30 minutes behind: it uses UTC−5, while Kottayam is on UTC+5:30.
What time is it in Playa del Carmen at the start of the working day in Kottayam?
The working day in Kottayam starts at 9:00 AM; in Playa del Carmen it is 10:30 PM (the previous day) at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Kottayam, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 6:00 PM in Kottayam, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 7:30 AM.
When is a good time to call Playa del Carmen from Kottayam?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) in Kottayam and in Playa del Carmen do not overlap. At 9:00 AM in Kottayam it is 10:30 PM (the previous day) in Playa del Carmen; when the working day starts in Playa del Carmen, it is 7:30 PM in Kottayam.
Until what time in Kottayam is it still yesterday in Playa del Carmen?
Before 10:30 AM in Kottayam, the date in Playa del Carmen has not changed yet. From 1:30 PM in Playa del Carmen, it is already the next day in Kottayam.
Is the time difference between Kottayam and Playa del Carmen the same all year?
Yes. Neither Kottayam nor Playa del Carmen switches to summer time, so the gap is always 10 hours and 30 minutes.
