Maroua to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 6 h behind Maroua. 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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Maroua 00:40 12:40 AM Playa del Carmen 18:40 6:40 PM You –:–
00:40 12:40 AM
West Africa Standard Time · UTC+1
☀️ 05:52 · 🌙 17:44
18:40 6:40 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:46 · 🌙 18:22
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−6 h
Playa del Carmen is 6 h behind Maroua.
When you, Maroua 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
🇨🇲 Maroua
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 | 🇨🇲 Maroua | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 00:40 | 18:40 |
| Local date | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 | Monday, October 19, 2026 |
| Time zone | West Africa Standard Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+1 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Maroua | — | −6 h |
| IANA zone | Africa/Douala | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:52 | 06:46 |
| Sunset | 17:44 | 18:22 |
| Daylight | 11 h 51 min | 11 h 37 min |
| People on this clock | 3,119,000 | 149,923 |
Compare Maroua with another city
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Big time differences
Maroua and Playa del Carmen: common questions
How many hours behind Maroua is Playa del Carmen?
The clocks in Playa del Carmen are 6 hours behind those in Maroua (UTC−5 and UTC+1).
If it is 9:00 AM in Maroua, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 9:00 AM in Maroua, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 3:00 AM.
What time is it in Playa del Carmen at the end of the working day in Maroua?
The working day in Maroua ends at 6:00 PM; in Playa del Carmen it is 12:00 PM at that moment.
When do working hours in Maroua and in Playa del Carmen overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Maroua, which is 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM in Playa del Carmen.
When does the date change in Playa del Carmen compared with Maroua?
The new day starts in Playa del Carmen later: until 6:00 AM in Maroua, it is still the previous day there. From 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, Maroua is already on the next day.
Is the time difference between Maroua and Playa del Carmen the same all year?
Yes. Neither Maroua nor Playa del Carmen switches to summer time, so the gap is always 6 hours.
