Benin to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 6 h behind Benin. 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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Benin 19:29 7:29 PM Playa del Carmen 13:29 1:29 PM You –:–
19:29 7:29 PM
West Africa Standard Time · UTC+1
☀️ 06:24 · 🌙 18:23
13:29 1:29 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:45 · 🌙 18:24
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−6 h
Playa del Carmen is 6 h behind Benin.
When you, Benin 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
🇳🇬 Benin
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
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 16 4 PM 17 5 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇳🇬 Benin | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 19:29 | 13:29 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 17, 2026 | Saturday, October 17, 2026 |
| Time zone | West Africa Standard Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+1 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Benin | — | −6 h |
| IANA zone | Africa/Lagos | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:24 | 06:45 |
| Sunset | 18:23 | 18:24 |
| Daylight | 11 h 59 min | 11 h 39 min |
| People on this clock | 1,147,188 | 149,923 |
Compare Benin with another city
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Big time differences
Benin and Playa del Carmen: common questions
What is the time difference between Benin and Playa del Carmen?
Playa del Carmen is 6 hours behind: it uses UTC−5, while Benin is on UTC+1.
If it is 9:00 AM in Benin, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 9:00 AM in Benin, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 3:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Benin, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 6:00 PM in Benin, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 12:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Playa del Carmen from Benin?
Between 3:00 PM and 6:00 PM in Benin – that is 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM 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 6:00 AM in Benin it is still the previous day in Playa del Carmen. The other way round, from 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen it is already the next day in Benin.
Does the time difference between Benin and Playa del Carmen change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 6 hours all year.
