Playa del Carmen to Jaffna: time difference
Jaffna is 10 h 30 min ahead of Playa del Carmen. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
+10 h 30 min
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Playa del Carmen 03:38 3:38 AM Jaffna 14:08 2:08 PM You –:–
03:38 3:38 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:42 · 🌙 18:29
14:08 2:08 PM
India Standard Time · UTC+5:30
☀️ 05:59 · 🌙 17:57
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+10 h 30 min
Jaffna is 10 h 30 min ahead of Playa del Carmen.
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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
🇱🇰 Jaffna
10:30 10:30 AM 11:30 11:30 AM 12:30 12:30 PM 13:30 1:30 PM 14:30 2:30 PM 15:30 3:30 PM 16:30 4:30 PM 17:30 5:30 PM 18:30 6:30 PM 19:30 7:30 PM 20:30 8:30 PM 21:30 9:30 PM 22:30 10:30 PM 23:30 11:30 PM 0:30 12:30 AM 1:30 1:30 AM 2:30 2:30 AM 3:30 3:30 AM 4:30 4:30 AM 5:30 5:30 AM 6:30 6:30 AM 7:30 7:30 AM 8:30 8:30 AM 9:30 9:30 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen | 🇱🇰 Jaffna |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 03:38 | 14:08 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern Standard Time | India Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC+5:30 |
| Offset from Playa del Carmen | — | +10 h 30 min |
| IANA zone | America/Cancun | Asia/Colombo |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:42 | 05:59 |
| Sunset | 18:29 | 17:57 |
| Daylight | 11 h 47 min | 11 h 58 min |
| People on this clock | 149,923 | 600,000 |
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Playa del Carmen and Jaffna: common questions
What is the time difference between Playa del Carmen and Jaffna?
Jaffna is 10 hours and 30 minutes ahead: it uses UTC+5:30, while Playa del Carmen is on UTC−5.
If it is 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, what time is it in Jaffna?
At 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, clocks in Jaffna show 7:30 PM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, what time is it in Jaffna?
At 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, clocks in Jaffna show 4:30 AM (the next day).
When do working hours in Playa del Carmen and in Jaffna overlap?
They don't: there are no shared working hours. The start of the day in Playa del Carmen (9:00 AM) is 7:30 PM in Jaffna, and the start of the day in Jaffna is 10:30 PM (the previous day) in Playa del Carmen.
When does the date change in Jaffna compared with Playa del Carmen?
The new day starts in Jaffna earlier: at 1:30 PM in Playa del Carmen it is already midnight there. Until 10:30 AM in Jaffna, Playa del Carmen is still on the previous day.
Is the time difference between Playa del Carmen and Jaffna the same all year?
Yes. Neither Playa del Carmen nor Jaffna switches to summer time, so the gap is always 10 hours and 30 minutes.
