Kunming, Yunnan to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 13 h behind Kunming, Yunnan. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
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Kunming, Yunnan 06:19 6:19 AM Playa del Carmen 17:19 5:19 PM You –:–
06:19 6:19 AM
China Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 07:09 · 🌙 18:41
17:19 5:19 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:45 · 🌙 18:24
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−13 h
Playa del Carmen is 13 h behind Kunming, Yunnan.
When you, Kunming, Yunnan and Playa del Carmen are all at the desk
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Working hours
🇨🇳 Kunming, Yunnan
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 | 🇨🇳 Kunming, Yunnan | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 06:19 | 17:19 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Saturday, October 17, 2026 |
| Time zone | China Standard Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+8 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Kunming, Yunnan | — | −13 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Shanghai | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 07:09 | 06:45 |
| Sunset | 18:41 | 18:24 |
| Daylight | 11 h 32 min | 11 h 39 min |
| People on this clock | 3,583,000 | 149,923 |
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Kunming, Yunnan and Playa del Carmen: common questions
How far behind Kunming, Yunnan, is Playa del Carmen?
Playa del Carmen is 13 hours behind Kunming: UTC−5 against UTC+8.
If it is 9:00 AM in Kunming, Yunnan, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 9:00 AM in Kunming, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 8:00 PM (the previous day).
If it is 6:00 PM in Kunming, Yunnan, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 6:00 PM in Kunming, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 5:00 AM.
When is a good time to call Playa del Carmen from Kunming, Yunnan?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) in Kunming and in Playa del Carmen do not overlap. At 9:00 AM in Kunming 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 Kunming.
Until what time in Kunming, Yunnan, is it still yesterday in Playa del Carmen?
Before 1:00 PM in Kunming, 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 Kunming.
Does the time gap between Kunming, Yunnan, and Playa del Carmen change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Kunming nor in Playa del Carmen, so the gap is 13 hours all year round.
