Playa del Carmen to Basel: time difference
Basel is 7 h ahead of Playa del Carmen. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇨🇭 Basel, Switzerland
32
- Central European Summer Time
- UTC+2
- Daytime
☀️ 07:41 · 🌙 18:53 · 11 h 12 min
+7 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Playa del Carmen 06:19 6:19 AM Basel 13:19 1:19 PM You –:–
06:19 6:19 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:42 · 🌙 18:29
13:19 1:19 PM
Central European Summer Time · UTC+2
☀️ 07:41 · 🌙 18:53
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+7 h
Basel is 7 h ahead of Playa del Carmen.
When you, Playa del Carmen and Basel 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
🇨🇭 Basel
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 6 6 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen | 🇨🇭 Basel |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 06:19 | 13:19 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern Standard Time | Central European Summer Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC+2 |
| Offset from Playa del Carmen | — | +7 h |
| IANA zone | America/Cancun | Europe/Zurich |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC+1, Oct 25, 02:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:42 | 07:41 |
| Sunset | 18:29 | 18:53 |
| Daylight | 11 h 47 min | 11 h 12 min |
| People on this clock | 149,923 | 174,491 |
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Playa del Carmen and Basel: common questions
How many hours ahead of Playa del Carmen is Basel?
The clocks in Basel are 7 hours ahead of those in Playa del Carmen (UTC+2 and UTC−5).
What time is it in Basel when it is 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen?
When it is 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, it is 4:00 PM in Basel.
What time is it in Basel when it is 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen?
When it is 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, it is 1:00 AM (the next day) in Basel.
When is a good time to call Basel from Playa del Carmen?
Between 9:00 AM and 11:00 AM in Playa del Carmen – that is 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Basel – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When does the date change in Basel compared with Playa del Carmen?
The new day starts in Basel earlier: at 5:00 PM in Playa del Carmen it is already midnight there. Until 7:00 AM in Basel, Playa del Carmen is still on the previous day.
Is the time difference between Playa del Carmen and Basel the same all year?
No. Only Basel switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From October 25, 2026, Basel will be 6 hours ahead of Playa del Carmen.
