Mwanza to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 8 h behind Mwanza. 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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Mwanza 17:06 5:06 PM Playa del Carmen 09:06 9:06 AM You –:–
17:06 5:06 PM
East Africa Time · UTC+3
☀️ 06:29 · 🌙 18:39
09:06 9:06 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:45 · 🌙 18:23
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−8 h
Playa del Carmen is 8 h behind Mwanza.
When you, Mwanza 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
🇹🇿 Mwanza
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 | 🇹🇿 Mwanza | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 17:06 | 09:06 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 2026 |
| Time zone | East Africa Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+3 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Mwanza | — | −8 h |
| IANA zone | Africa/Dar es Salaam | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:29 | 06:45 |
| Sunset | 18:39 | 18:23 |
| Daylight | 12 h 10 min | 11 h 38 min |
| People on this clock | 1,104,521 | 149,923 |
Compare Mwanza with another city
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Big time differences
Mwanza and Playa del Carmen: common questions
How many hours behind Mwanza is Playa del Carmen?
The clocks in Playa del Carmen are 8 hours behind those in Mwanza (UTC−5 and UTC+3).
What time is it in Playa del Carmen at the start of the working day in Mwanza?
The working day in Mwanza starts at 9:00 AM; in Playa del Carmen it is 1:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Mwanza, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 6:00 PM in Mwanza, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 10:00 AM.
When do working hours in Mwanza and in Playa del Carmen overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Mwanza, which is 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM in Playa del Carmen.
Until what time in Mwanza is it still yesterday in Playa del Carmen?
Before 8:00 AM in Mwanza, the date in Playa del Carmen has not changed yet. From 4:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, it is already the next day in Mwanza.
Does the time difference between Mwanza and Playa del Carmen change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 8 hours all year.
