Medina to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 8 h behind Medina. 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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Medina 09:47 9:47 AM Playa del Carmen 01:47 1:47 AM You –:–
09:47 9:47 AM
Arabian Standard Time · UTC+3
☀️ 06:18 · 🌙 18:01
01:47 1:47 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:42 · 🌙 18:29
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−8 h
Playa del Carmen is 8 h behind Medina.
When you, Medina 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
🇸🇦 Medina
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
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 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇸🇦 Medina | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 09:47 | 01:47 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Arabian Standard Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+3 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Medina | — | −8 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Riyadh | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:18 | 06:42 |
| Sunset | 18:01 | 18:29 |
| Daylight | 11 h 43 min | 11 h 47 min |
| People on this clock | 1,100,093 | 149,923 |
Compare Medina with another city
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Big time differences
Medina and Playa del Carmen: common questions
How many hours behind Medina is Playa del Carmen?
The clocks in Playa del Carmen are 8 hours behind those in Medina (UTC−5 and UTC+3).
If it is 9:00 AM in Medina, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 9:00 AM in Medina, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 1:00 AM.
What time is it in Playa del Carmen at the end of the working day in Medina?
The working day in Medina ends at 6:00 PM; in Playa del Carmen it is 10:00 AM at that moment.
When is a good time to call Playa del Carmen from Medina?
Between 5:00 PM and 6:00 PM in Medina – that is 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM 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 8:00 AM in Medina it is still the previous day in Playa del Carmen. The other way round, from 4:00 PM in Playa del Carmen it is already the next day in Medina.
Does the time gap between Medina and Playa del Carmen change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Medina nor in Playa del Carmen, so the gap is 8 hours all year round.
