Playa del Carmen to Bangkok: time difference
Bangkok is 12 h ahead of Playa del Carmen. 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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Playa del Carmen 20:49 8:49 PM Bangkok 08:49 8:49 AM You –:–
20:49 8:49 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:42 · 🌙 18:30
08:49 8:49 AM
Indochina Time · UTC+7
☀️ 06:09 · 🌙 18:03
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+12 h
Bangkok is 12 h ahead of Playa del Carmen.
When you, Playa del Carmen and Bangkok are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen
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
🇹🇭 Bangkok
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 | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen | 🇹🇭 Bangkok |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 20:49 | 08:49 |
| Local date | Friday, October 9, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern Standard Time | Indochina Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC+7 |
| Offset from Playa del Carmen | — | +12 h |
| IANA zone | America/Cancun | Asia/Bangkok |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:42 | 06:09 |
| Sunset | 18:30 | 18:03 |
| Daylight | 11 h 48 min | 11 h 54 min |
| People on this clock | 149,923 | 5,666,264 |
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Playa del Carmen and Bangkok: common questions
How far ahead of Playa del Carmen is Bangkok?
Bangkok is 12 hours ahead of Playa del Carmen: UTC+7 against UTC−5.
What time is it in Bangkok when it is 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen?
When it is 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, it is 9:00 PM in Bangkok.
If it is 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, what time is it in Bangkok?
At 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, clocks in Bangkok show 6:00 AM (the next day).
When is a good time to call Bangkok from Playa del Carmen?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) in Playa del Carmen and in Bangkok do not overlap. At 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen it is 9:00 PM in Bangkok; when the working day starts in Bangkok, it is 9:00 PM (the previous day) in Playa del Carmen.
When does the date change in Bangkok compared with Playa del Carmen?
The new day starts in Bangkok earlier: at 12:00 PM in Playa del Carmen it is already midnight there. Until 12:00 PM in Bangkok, Playa del Carmen is still on the previous day.
Does the time difference between Playa del Carmen and Bangkok change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 12 hours all year.
