Kuching to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 13 h behind Kuching. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
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Kuching 14:38 2:38 PM Playa del Carmen 01:38 1:38 AM You –:–
14:38 2:38 PM
Malaysia Time · UTC+8
☀️ 06:24 · 🌙 18:29
01:38 1:38 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:42 · 🌙 18:29
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−13 h
Playa del Carmen is 13 h behind Kuching.
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Working hours
🇲🇾 Kuching
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 | 🇲🇾 Kuching | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 14:38 | 01:38 |
| 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 Kuching | — | −13 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Kuching | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:24 | 06:42 |
| Sunset | 18:29 | 18:29 |
| Daylight | 12 h 5 min | 11 h 47 min |
| People on this clock | 349,147 | 149,923 |
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Kuching and Playa del Carmen: common questions
What is the time difference between Kuching and Playa del Carmen?
Playa del Carmen is 13 hours behind: it uses UTC−5, while Kuching is on UTC+8.
If it is 9:00 AM in Kuching, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 9:00 AM in Kuching, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 8:00 PM (the previous day).
If it is 6:00 PM in Kuching, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 6:00 PM in Kuching, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 5:00 AM.
When do working hours in Kuching and in Playa del Carmen overlap?
They don't: there are no shared working hours. The start of the day in Kuching (9:00 AM) is 8:00 PM (the previous day) in Playa del Carmen, and the start of the day in Playa del Carmen is 10:00 PM in Kuching.
When does the date change in Playa del Carmen compared with Kuching?
The new day starts in Playa del Carmen later: until 1:00 PM in Kuching, it is still the previous day there. From 11:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, Kuching is already on the next day.
Does the time gap between Kuching and Playa del Carmen change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Kuching nor in Playa del Carmen, so the gap is 13 hours all year round.
