Playa del Carmen to Cape Coast: time difference
Cape Coast is 5 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
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Playa del Carmen 07:21 7:21 AM Cape Coast 12:21 12:21 PM You –:–
07:21 7:21 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:44 · 🌙 18:25
12:21 12:21 PM
Greenwich Mean Time · UTC+0
☀️ 05:51 · 🌙 17:51
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+5 h
Cape Coast is 5 h ahead of Playa del Carmen.
When you, Playa del Carmen and Cape Coast 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
🇬🇭 Cape Coast
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 0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen | 🇬🇭 Cape Coast |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 07:21 | 12:21 |
| Local date | Friday, October 16, 2026 | Friday, October 16, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern Standard Time | Greenwich Mean Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC+0 |
| Offset from Playa del Carmen | — | +5 h |
| IANA zone | America/Cancun | Africa/Accra |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:44 | 05:51 |
| Sunset | 18:25 | 17:51 |
| Daylight | 11 h 40 min | 12 h |
| People on this clock | 149,923 | 155,000 |
Compare Playa del Carmen with another city
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Playa del Carmen and Cape Coast: common questions
How far ahead of Playa del Carmen is Cape Coast?
Cape Coast is 5 hours ahead of Playa del Carmen: UTC+0 against UTC−5.
If it is 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, what time is it in Cape Coast?
At 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, clocks in Cape Coast show 2:00 PM.
What time is it in Cape Coast at the end of the working day in Playa del Carmen?
The working day in Playa del Carmen ends at 6:00 PM; in Cape Coast it is 11:00 PM at that moment.
Is there a time when both Playa del Carmen and Cape Coast are at work?
Yes: from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM in Playa del Carmen (2:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Cape Coast), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When does the date change in Cape Coast compared with Playa del Carmen?
The new day starts in Cape Coast earlier: at 7:00 PM in Playa del Carmen it is already midnight there. Until 5:00 AM in Cape Coast, Playa del Carmen is still on the previous day.
Does the time gap between Playa del Carmen and Cape Coast change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Playa del Carmen nor in Cape Coast, so the gap is 5 hours all year round.
