🇬🇶 Malabo, Equatorial Guinea
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- West Africa Standard Time
- UTC+1
- Daytime
☀️ 06:11 · 🌙 18:14 · 12 h 3 min
Malabo to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 6 h behind Malabo. 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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Malabo 07:31 7:31 AM Playa del Carmen 01:31 1:31 AM You –:–
07:31 7:31 AM
West Africa Standard Time · UTC+1
☀️ 06:11 · 🌙 18:14
01:31 1:31 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:42 · 🌙 18:29
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−6 h
Playa del Carmen is 6 h behind Malabo.
When you, Malabo 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
🇬🇶 Malabo
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
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 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇬🇶 Malabo | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 07:31 | 01:31 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | West Africa Standard Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+1 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Malabo | — | −6 h |
| IANA zone | Africa/Malabo | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:11 | 06:42 |
| Sunset | 18:14 | 18:29 |
| Daylight | 12 h 3 min | 11 h 47 min |
| People on this clock | 297,000 | 149,923 |
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Big time differences
Malabo and Playa del Carmen: common questions
What is the time difference between Malabo and Playa del Carmen?
Playa del Carmen is 6 hours behind: it uses UTC−5, while Malabo is on UTC+1.
What time is it in Playa del Carmen when it is 9:00 AM in Malabo?
When it is 9:00 AM in Malabo, it is 3:00 AM in Playa del Carmen.
What time is it in Playa del Carmen when it is 6:00 PM in Malabo?
When it is 6:00 PM in Malabo, it is 12:00 PM in Playa del Carmen.
When is a good time to call Playa del Carmen from Malabo?
Between 3:00 PM and 6:00 PM in Malabo – that is 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM in Playa del Carmen – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it still the previous day in Playa del Carmen?
Until 6:00 AM in Malabo it is still the previous day in Playa del Carmen. The other way round, from 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen it is already the next day in Malabo.
Does the time difference between Malabo and Playa del Carmen change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 6 hours all year.
