Playa del Carmen to Haikou: time difference
Haikou 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 15:13 3:13 PM Haikou 04:13 4:13 AM You –:–
15:13 3:13 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:45 · 🌙 18:24
04:13 4:13 AM
China Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 06:35 · 🌙 18:15
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+13 h
Haikou is 13 h ahead of Playa del Carmen.
When you, Playa del Carmen and Haikou are all at the desk
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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
🇨🇳 Haikou
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 | 🇨🇳 Haikou |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 15:13 | 04:13 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 17, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 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 | 06:45 | 06:35 |
| Sunset | 18:24 | 18:15 |
| Daylight | 11 h 39 min | 11 h 39 min |
| People on this clock | 149,923 | 2,873,358 |
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Playa del Carmen and Haikou: common questions
What is the time difference between Playa del Carmen and Haikou?
Haikou 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 Haikou?
At 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, clocks in Haikou show 10:00 PM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, what time is it in Haikou?
At 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, clocks in Haikou show 7:00 AM (the next day).
When do working hours in Playa del Carmen and in Haikou overlap?
They don't: there are no shared working hours. The start of the day in Playa del Carmen (9:00 AM) is 10:00 PM in Haikou, and the start of the day in Haikou is 8:00 PM (the previous day) in Playa del Carmen.
From what time in Playa del Carmen is it tomorrow in Haikou?
Once it is 11:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, the date in Haikou has already changed. Until 1:00 PM in Haikou, it is still the previous day in Playa del Carmen.
Is the time difference between Playa del Carmen and Haikou the same all year?
Yes. Neither Playa del Carmen nor Haikou switches to summer time, so the gap is always 13 hours.
