New Taipei City to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 13 h behind New Taipei City. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
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New Taipei City 06:56 6:56 AM Playa del Carmen 17:56 5:56 PM You –:–
06:56 6:56 AM
Taipei Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 05:55 · 🌙 17:26
17:56 5:56 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:45 · 🌙 18:23
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−13 h
Playa del Carmen is 13 h behind New Taipei City.
When you, New Taipei City 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
🇹🇼 New Taipei City
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
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 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇹🇼 New Taipei City | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 06:56 | 17:56 |
| Local date | Monday, October 19, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 2026 |
| Time zone | Taipei Standard Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+8 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from New Taipei City | — | −13 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Taipei | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:55 | 06:45 |
| Sunset | 17:26 | 18:23 |
| Daylight | 11 h 31 min | 11 h 38 min |
| People on this clock | 4,004,367 | 149,923 |
Compare New Taipei City with another city
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Big time differences
New Taipei City and Playa del Carmen: common questions
What is the time difference between New Taipei City and Playa del Carmen?
Playa del Carmen is 13 hours behind: it uses UTC−5, while New Taipei City is on UTC+8.
If it is 9:00 AM in New Taipei City, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 9:00 AM in New Taipei City, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 8:00 PM (the previous day).
If it is 6:00 PM in New Taipei City, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 6:00 PM in New Taipei City, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 5:00 AM.
When is a good time to call Playa del Carmen from New Taipei City?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) in New Taipei City and in Playa del Carmen do not overlap. At 9:00 AM in New Taipei City it is 8:00 PM (the previous day) in Playa del Carmen; when the working day starts in Playa del Carmen, it is 10:00 PM in New Taipei City.
When does the date change in Playa del Carmen compared with New Taipei City?
The new day starts in Playa del Carmen later: until 1:00 PM in New Taipei City, it is still the previous day there. From 11:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, New Taipei City is already on the next day.
Does the time difference between New Taipei City and Playa del Carmen change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 13 hours all year.
