Playa del Carmen to Hat Yai: time difference
Hat Yai is 12 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 15:31 3:31 PM Hat Yai 03:31 3:31 AM You –:–
15:31 3:31 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:45 · 🌙 18:24
03:31 3:31 AM
Indochina Time · UTC+7
☀️ 06:05 · 🌙 18:03
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+12 h
Hat Yai is 12 h ahead of Playa del Carmen.
When you, Playa del Carmen and Hat Yai 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
🇹🇭 Hat Yai
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 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen | 🇹🇭 Hat Yai |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 15:31 | 03:31 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 17, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern Standard Time | Indochina Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC+7 |
| Offset from Playa del Carmen | — | +12 h |
| IANA zone | America/Cancun | Asia/Bangkok |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:45 | 06:05 |
| Sunset | 18:24 | 18:03 |
| Daylight | 11 h 39 min | 11 h 57 min |
| People on this clock | 149,923 | 156,802 |
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Playa del Carmen and Hat Yai: common questions
How far ahead of Playa del Carmen is Hat Yai?
Hat Yai is 12 hours ahead of Playa del Carmen: UTC+7 against UTC−5.
If it is 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, what time is it in Hat Yai?
At 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, clocks in Hat Yai show 9:00 PM.
What time is it in Hat Yai at the end of the working day in Playa del Carmen?
The working day in Playa del Carmen ends at 6:00 PM; in Hat Yai it is 6:00 AM (the next day) at that moment.
When is a good time to call Hat Yai from Playa del Carmen?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) in Playa del Carmen and in Hat Yai do not overlap. At 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen it is 9:00 PM in Hat Yai; when the working day starts in Hat Yai, it is 9:00 PM (the previous day) in Playa del Carmen.
When is it already the next day in Hat Yai?
From 12:00 PM in Playa del Carmen it is already the next day in Hat Yai. The other way round, until 12:00 PM in Hat Yai it is still the previous day in Playa del Carmen.
Is the time difference between Playa del Carmen and Hat Yai the same all year?
Yes. Neither Playa del Carmen nor Hat Yai switches to summer time, so the gap is always 12 hours.
