Playa del Carmen to China: time difference
China 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 06:31 6:31 AM China 19:31 7:31 PM You –:–
06:31 6:31 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:42 · 🌙 18:29
19:31 7:31 PM
China Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 06:20 · 🌙 17:45
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+13 h
China is 13 h ahead of Playa del Carmen.
When you, Playa del Carmen and China 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
🇨🇳 China
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 | 🇨🇳 China |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 06:31 | 19:31 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 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 | 06:42 | 06:20 |
| Sunset | 18:29 | 17:45 |
| Daylight | 11 h 47 min | 11 h 25 min |
| People on this clock | 149,923 | 1,442,965,000 |
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Playa del Carmen and China: common questions
How far ahead of Playa del Carmen is China?
China is 13 hours ahead of Playa del Carmen: UTC+8 against UTC−5.
If it is 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, what time is it in China?
At 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, clocks in China show 10:00 PM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, what time is it in China?
At 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, clocks in China show 7:00 AM (the next day).
Is there a time when both Playa del Carmen and China 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 China; the day in China starts at 8:00 PM (the previous day) in Playa del Carmen time.
When is it already the next day in China?
From 11:00 AM in Playa del Carmen it is already the next day in China. The other way round, until 1:00 PM in China it is still the previous day in Playa del Carmen.
Does the time gap between Playa del Carmen and China change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Playa del Carmen nor in China, so the gap is 13 hours all year round.
