Playa del Carmen to Folkestone: time difference
Folkestone is 6 h ahead of Playa del Carmen. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
+6 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Playa del Carmen 08:28 8:28 AM Folkestone 14:28 2:28 PM You –:–
08:28 8:28 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:45 · 🌙 18:23
14:28 2:28 PM
British Summer Time · UTC+1
☀️ 07:24 · 🌙 17:58
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+6 h
Folkestone is 6 h ahead of Playa del Carmen.
When you, Playa del Carmen and Folkestone 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
🇬🇧 Folkestone
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 5 5 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen | 🇬🇧 Folkestone |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 08:28 | 14:28 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern Standard Time | British Summer Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC+1 |
| Offset from Playa del Carmen | — | +6 h |
| IANA zone | America/Cancun | Europe/London |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC+0, Oct 25, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:45 | 07:24 |
| Sunset | 18:23 | 17:58 |
| Daylight | 11 h 38 min | 10 h 35 min |
| People on this clock | 149,923 | 45,273 |
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Playa del Carmen and Folkestone: common questions
How many hours ahead of Playa del Carmen is Folkestone?
The clocks in Folkestone are 6 hours ahead of those in Playa del Carmen (UTC+1 and UTC−5).
If it is 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, what time is it in Folkestone?
At 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, clocks in Folkestone show 3:00 PM.
What time is it in Folkestone at the end of the working day in Playa del Carmen?
The working day in Playa del Carmen ends at 6:00 PM; in Folkestone it is 12:00 AM (the next day) at that moment.
When do working hours in Playa del Carmen and in Folkestone overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, which is 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Folkestone.
When is it already the next day in Folkestone?
From 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen it is already the next day in Folkestone. The other way round, until 6:00 AM in Folkestone it is still the previous day in Playa del Carmen.
Does the time difference between Playa del Carmen and Folkestone change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Folkestone. From October 25, 2026, Folkestone will be 5 hours ahead of Playa del Carmen.
