Playa del Carmen to El Nido: time difference
El Nido 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.
+13 h
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Playa del Carmen 10:20 10:20 AM El Nido 23:20 11:20 PM You –:–
10:20 10:20 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:46 · 🌙 18:22
23:20 11:20 PM
Philippine Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 05:53 · 🌙 17:43
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+13 h
El Nido is 13 h ahead of Playa del Carmen.
When you, Playa del Carmen and El Nido 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
🇵🇭 El Nido
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 | 🇵🇭 El Nido |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 10:20 | 23:20 |
| Local date | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern Standard Time | Philippine Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC+8 |
| Offset from Playa del Carmen | — | +13 h |
| IANA zone | America/Cancun | Asia/Manila |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:46 | 05:53 |
| Sunset | 18:22 | 17:43 |
| Daylight | 11 h 36 min | 11 h 51 min |
| People on this clock | 149,923 | 50,494 |
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Playa del Carmen and El Nido: common questions
How far ahead of Playa del Carmen is El Nido?
El Nido is 13 hours ahead of Playa del Carmen: UTC+8 against UTC−5.
What time is it in El Nido at the start of the working day in Playa del Carmen?
The working day in Playa del Carmen starts at 9:00 AM; in El Nido it is 10:00 PM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, what time is it in El Nido?
At 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, clocks in El Nido show 7:00 AM (the next day).
Is there a time when both Playa del Carmen and El Nido 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 El Nido; the day in El Nido starts at 8:00 PM (the previous day) in Playa del Carmen time.
When is it already the next day in El Nido?
From 11:00 AM in Playa del Carmen it is already the next day in El Nido. The other way round, until 1:00 PM in El Nido it is still the previous day in Playa del Carmen.
Does the time gap between Playa del Carmen and El Nido change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Playa del Carmen nor in El Nido, so the gap is 13 hours all year round.
