Playa del Carmen to Chaozhou: time difference
Chaozhou is 13 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 22:03 10:03 PM Chaozhou 11:03 11:03 AM You –:–
22:03 10:03 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:47 · 🌙 18:20
11:03 11:03 AM
China Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 06:15 · 🌙 17:42
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+13 h
Chaozhou is 13 h ahead of Playa del Carmen.
When you, Playa del Carmen and Chaozhou 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
🇨🇳 Chaozhou
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 12 12 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen | 🇨🇳 Chaozhou |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 22:03 | 11:03 |
| Local date | Thursday, October 22, 2026 | Friday, October 23, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern Standard Time | China Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC+8 |
| Offset from Playa del Carmen | — | +13 h |
| IANA zone | America/Cancun | Asia/Shanghai |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:47 | 06:15 |
| Sunset | 18:20 | 17:42 |
| Daylight | 11 h 33 min | 11 h 28 min |
| People on this clock | 149,923 | 2,568,387 |
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Playa del Carmen and Chaozhou: common questions
What is the time difference between Playa del Carmen and Chaozhou?
Chaozhou is 13 hours ahead: it uses UTC+8, while Playa del Carmen is on UTC−5.
If it is 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, what time is it in Chaozhou?
At 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, clocks in Chaozhou show 10:00 PM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, what time is it in Chaozhou?
At 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, clocks in Chaozhou show 7:00 AM (the next day).
Is there a time when both Playa del Carmen and Chaozhou are at work?
No, the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) do not overlap. When the day starts in Playa del Carmen at 9:00 AM, it is 10:00 PM in Chaozhou; the day in Chaozhou starts at 8:00 PM (the previous day) in Playa del Carmen time.
From what time in Playa del Carmen is it tomorrow in Chaozhou?
Once it is 11:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, the date in Chaozhou has already changed. Until 1:00 PM in Chaozhou, it is still the previous day in Playa del Carmen.
Does the time gap between Playa del Carmen and Chaozhou change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Playa del Carmen nor in Chaozhou, so the gap is 13 hours all year round.
