🇪🇬 Mersa Matruh, Egypt
02
- Eastern European Summer Time
- UTC+3
- Daytime
☀️ 07:22 · 🌙 18:29 · 11 h 7 min
Mersa Matruh to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 8 h behind Mersa Matruh. 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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Mersa Matruh 09:15 9:15 AM Playa del Carmen 01:15 1:15 AM You –:–
09:15 9:15 AM
Eastern European Summer Time · UTC+3
☀️ 07:22 · 🌙 18:29
01:15 1:15 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:48 · 🌙 18:18
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−8 h
Playa del Carmen is 8 h behind Mersa Matruh.
When you, Mersa Matruh 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
🇪🇬 Mersa Matruh
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 | 🇪🇬 Mersa Matruh | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 09:15 | 01:15 |
| Local date | Monday, October 26, 2026 | Monday, October 26, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern European Summer Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+3 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Mersa Matruh | — | −8 h |
| IANA zone | Africa/Cairo | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+2, Oct 29, 23:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 07:22 | 06:48 |
| Sunset | 18:29 | 18:18 |
| Daylight | 11 h 7 min | 11 h 29 min |
| People on this clock | 140,000 | 149,923 |
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Mersa Matruh and Playa del Carmen: common questions
How many hours behind Mersa Matruh is Playa del Carmen?
The clocks in Playa del Carmen are 8 hours behind those in Mersa Matruh (UTC−5 and UTC+3).
If it is 9:00 AM in Mersa Matruh, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 9:00 AM in Mersa Matruh, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 1:00 AM.
What time is it in Playa del Carmen when it is 6:00 PM in Mersa Matruh?
When it is 6:00 PM in Mersa Matruh, it is 10:00 AM in Playa del Carmen.
When is a good time to call Playa del Carmen from Mersa Matruh?
Between 5:00 PM and 6:00 PM in Mersa Matruh – 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 does the date change in Playa del Carmen compared with Mersa Matruh?
The new day starts in Playa del Carmen later: until 8:00 AM in Mersa Matruh, it is still the previous day there. From 4:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, Mersa Matruh is already on the next day.
Is the time difference between Mersa Matruh and Playa del Carmen the same all year?
No. Only Mersa Matruh switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From October 29, 2026, Playa del Carmen will be 7 hours behind Mersa Matruh.
