Malawi to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 7 h behind Malawi. 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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Malawi 04:35 4:35 AM Playa del Carmen 21:35 9:35 PM You –:–
04:35 4:35 AM
Central Africa Time · UTC+2
☀️ 05:23 · 🌙 17:43
21:35 9:35 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:42 · 🌙 18:30
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−7 h
Playa del Carmen is 7 h behind Malawi.
When you, Malawi 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
🇲🇼 Malawi
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
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 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇲🇼 Malawi | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 04:35 | 21:35 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Friday, October 9, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central Africa Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Malawi | — | −7 h |
| IANA zone | Africa/Blantyre | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:23 | 06:42 |
| Sunset | 17:43 | 18:30 |
| Daylight | 12 h 20 min | 11 h 48 min |
| People on this clock | 18,622,104 | 149,923 |
Compare Malawi with another city
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Big time differences
Malawi and Playa del Carmen: common questions
How many hours behind Malawi is Playa del Carmen?
The clocks in Playa del Carmen are 7 hours behind those in Malawi (UTC−5 and UTC+2).
What time is it in Playa del Carmen at the start of the working day in Malawi?
The working day in Malawi starts at 9:00 AM; in Playa del Carmen it is 2:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Malawi, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 6:00 PM in Malawi, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 11:00 AM.
Is there a time when both Malawi and Playa del Carmen are at work?
Yes: from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Malawi (9:00 AM to 11:00 AM in Playa del Carmen), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
Until what time in Malawi is it still yesterday in Playa del Carmen?
Before 7:00 AM in Malawi, the date in Playa del Carmen has not changed yet. From 5:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, it is already the next day in Malawi.
Is the time difference between Malawi and Playa del Carmen the same all year?
Yes. Neither Malawi nor Playa del Carmen switches to summer time, so the gap is always 7 hours.
