Napier to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 18 h behind Napier. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
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Napier 04:43 4:43 AM Playa del Carmen 10:43 10:43 AM You –:–
04:43 4:43 AM
New Zealand Daylight Time · UTC+13
☀️ 06:23 · 🌙 19:34
10:43 10:43 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:45 · 🌙 18:24
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−18 h
Playa del Carmen is 18 h behind Napier.
When you, Napier 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
🇳🇿 Napier
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
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 0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇳🇿 Napier | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 04:43 | 10:43 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Saturday, October 17, 2026 |
| Time zone | New Zealand Daylight Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+13 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Napier | — | −18 h |
| IANA zone | Pacific/Auckland | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+12, Apr 4, 02:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:23 | 06:45 |
| Sunset | 19:34 | 18:24 |
| Daylight | 13 h 11 min | 11 h 39 min |
| People on this clock | 65,000 | 149,923 |
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Napier and Playa del Carmen: common questions
How many hours behind Napier is Playa del Carmen?
The clocks in Playa del Carmen are 18 hours behind those in Napier (UTC−5 and UTC+13).
If it is 9:00 AM in Napier, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 9:00 AM in Napier, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 3:00 PM (the previous day).
What time is it in Playa del Carmen when it is 6:00 PM in Napier?
When it is 6:00 PM in Napier, it is 12:00 AM in Playa del Carmen.
When is a good time to call Playa del Carmen from Napier?
Between 9:00 AM and 12:00 PM in Napier – that is 3:00 PM (the previous day) to 6:00 PM (the previous day) in Playa del Carmen – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
Until what time in Napier is it still yesterday in Playa del Carmen?
Before 6:00 PM in Napier, the date in Playa del Carmen has not changed yet. From 6:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, it is already the next day in Napier.
Is the time difference between Napier and Playa del Carmen the same all year?
No. Only Napier switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From April 4, 2027, Playa del Carmen will be 17 hours behind Napier.
