Playa del Carmen to Botswana: time difference
Botswana 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.
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Playa del Carmen 03:16 3:16 AM Botswana 10:16 10:16 AM You –:–
03:16 3:16 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:42 · 🌙 18:29
10:16 10:16 AM
Central Africa Time · UTC+2
☀️ 05:48 · 🌙 18:20
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+7 h
Botswana is 7 h ahead of Playa del Carmen.
When you, Playa del Carmen and Botswana 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
🇧🇼 Botswana
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 | 🇧🇼 Botswana |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 03:16 | 10:16 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern Standard Time | Central Africa Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC+2 |
| Offset from Playa del Carmen | — | +7 h |
| IANA zone | America/Cancun | Africa/Gaborone |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:42 | 05:48 |
| Sunset | 18:29 | 18:20 |
| Daylight | 11 h 47 min | 12 h 32 min |
| People on this clock | 149,923 | 2,480,244 |
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Playa del Carmen and Botswana: common questions
How far ahead of Playa del Carmen is Botswana?
Botswana is 7 hours ahead of Playa del Carmen: UTC+2 against UTC−5.
If it is 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, what time is it in Botswana?
At 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, clocks in Botswana show 4:00 PM.
What time is it in Botswana at the end of the working day in Playa del Carmen?
The working day in Playa del Carmen ends at 6:00 PM; in Botswana it is 1:00 AM (the next day) at that moment.
Is there a time when both Playa del Carmen and Botswana are at work?
Yes: from 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM in Playa del Carmen (4:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Botswana), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When does the date change in Botswana compared with Playa del Carmen?
The new day starts in Botswana earlier: at 5:00 PM in Playa del Carmen it is already midnight there. Until 7:00 AM in Botswana, Playa del Carmen is still on the previous day.
Does the time gap between Playa del Carmen and Botswana change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Playa del Carmen nor in Botswana, so the gap is 7 hours all year round.
