Phuket to Tulum: time difference
Tulum is 12 h behind Phuket. 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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Phuket 08:52 8:52 AM Tulum 20:52 8:52 PM You –:–
08:52 8:52 AM
Indochina Time · UTC+7
☀️ 06:14 · 🌙 18:14
20:52 8:52 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:44 · 🌙 18:33
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−12 h
Tulum is 12 h behind Phuket.
When you, Phuket and Tulum are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇹🇭 Phuket
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
🇲🇽 Tulum
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 11 11 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇹🇭 Phuket | 🇲🇽 Tulum |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 08:52 | 20:52 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Friday, October 9, 2026 |
| Time zone | Indochina Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+7 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Phuket | — | −12 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Bangkok | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:14 | 06:44 |
| Sunset | 18:14 | 18:33 |
| Daylight | 12 h | 11 h 48 min |
| People on this clock | 79,308 | 46,721 |
Compare Phuket with another city
More comparisons with Phuket: the time zones next to it and the far side of the clock.
Big time differences
Phuket and Tulum: common questions
How far behind Phuket is Tulum?
Tulum is 12 hours behind Phuket: UTC−5 against UTC+7.
If it is 9:00 AM in Phuket, what time is it in Tulum?
At 9:00 AM in Phuket, clocks in Tulum show 9:00 PM (the previous day).
What time is it in Tulum when it is 6:00 PM in Phuket?
When it is 6:00 PM in Phuket, it is 6:00 AM in Tulum.
When is a good time to call Tulum from Phuket?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) in Phuket and in Tulum do not overlap. At 9:00 AM in Phuket it is 9:00 PM (the previous day) in Tulum; when the working day starts in Tulum, it is 9:00 PM in Phuket.
Until what time in Phuket is it still yesterday in Tulum?
Before 12:00 PM in Phuket, the date in Tulum has not changed yet. From 12:00 PM in Tulum, it is already the next day in Phuket.
Does the time difference between Phuket and Tulum change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 12 hours all year.
