Kuantan to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 13 h behind Kuantan. 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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Kuantan 07:22 7:22 AM Playa del Carmen 18:22 6:22 PM You –:–
07:22 7:22 AM
Malaysia Time · UTC+8
☀️ 06:52 · 🌙 18:53
18:22 6:22 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:45 · 🌙 18:23
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−13 h
Playa del Carmen is 13 h behind Kuantan.
When you, Kuantan 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
🇲🇾 Kuantan
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 | 🇲🇾 Kuantan | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 07:22 | 18:22 |
| Local date | Monday, October 19, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 2026 |
| Time zone | Malaysia Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+8 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Kuantan | — | −13 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Kuala Lumpur | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:52 | 06:45 |
| Sunset | 18:53 | 18:23 |
| Daylight | 12 h 2 min | 11 h 38 min |
| People on this clock | 548,014 | 149,923 |
Compare Kuantan with another city
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Big time differences
Kuantan and Playa del Carmen: common questions
How many hours behind Kuantan is Playa del Carmen?
The clocks in Playa del Carmen are 13 hours behind those in Kuantan (UTC−5 and UTC+8).
If it is 9:00 AM in Kuantan, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 9:00 AM in Kuantan, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 8:00 PM (the previous day).
What time is it in Playa del Carmen at the end of the working day in Kuantan?
The working day in Kuantan ends at 6:00 PM; in Playa del Carmen it is 5:00 AM at that moment.
Is there a time when both Kuantan and Playa del Carmen are at work?
No, the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) do not overlap. When the day starts in Kuantan at 9:00 AM, it is 8:00 PM (the previous day) in Playa del Carmen; the day in Playa del Carmen starts at 10:00 PM in Kuantan time.
When does the date change in Playa del Carmen compared with Kuantan?
The new day starts in Playa del Carmen later: until 1:00 PM in Kuantan, it is still the previous day there. From 11:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, Kuantan is already on the next day.
Does the time gap between Kuantan and Playa del Carmen change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Kuantan nor in Playa del Carmen, so the gap is 13 hours all year round.
