Playa del Carmen to Freetown: time difference
Freetown 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.
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Playa del Carmen 07:02 7:02 AM Freetown 12:02 12:02 PM You –:–
07:02 7:02 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:42 · 🌙 18:29
12:02 12:02 PM
Greenwich Mean Time · UTC+0
☀️ 06:41 · 🌙 18:40
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+5 h
Freetown is 5 h ahead of Playa del Carmen.
When you, Playa del Carmen and Freetown 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
🇸🇱 Freetown
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 | 🇸🇱 Freetown |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 07:02 | 12:02 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 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/Freetown |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:42 | 06:41 |
| Sunset | 18:29 | 18:40 |
| Daylight | 11 h 47 min | 11 h 59 min |
| People on this clock | 149,923 | 951,000 |
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Playa del Carmen and Freetown: common questions
How far ahead of Playa del Carmen is Freetown?
Freetown is 5 hours ahead of Playa del Carmen: UTC+0 against UTC−5.
What time is it in Freetown when it is 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen?
When it is 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, it is 2:00 PM in Freetown.
If it is 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, what time is it in Freetown?
At 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, clocks in Freetown show 11:00 PM.
Is there a time when both Playa del Carmen and Freetown are at work?
Yes: from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM in Playa del Carmen (2:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Freetown), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When does the date change in Freetown compared with Playa del Carmen?
The new day starts in Freetown earlier: at 7:00 PM in Playa del Carmen it is already midnight there. Until 5:00 AM in Freetown, Playa del Carmen is still on the previous day.
Does the time gap between Playa del Carmen and Freetown change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Playa del Carmen nor in Freetown, so the gap is 5 hours all year round.
