Playa del Carmen to Kafr El Sheikh: time difference
Kafr El Sheikh is 8 h ahead of Playa del Carmen. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇪🇬 Kafr El Sheikh, Egypt
30
- Eastern European Summer Time
- UTC+3
- Daytime
☀️ 07:02 · 🌙 18:23 · 11 h 21 min
+8 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Playa del Carmen 09:11 9:11 AM Kafr El Sheikh 17:11 5:11 PM You –:–
09:11 9:11 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:45 · 🌙 18:23
17:11 5:11 PM
Eastern European Summer Time · UTC+3
☀️ 07:02 · 🌙 18:23
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+8 h
Kafr El Sheikh is 8 h ahead of Playa del Carmen.
When you, Playa del Carmen and Kafr El Sheikh 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
🇪🇬 Kafr El Sheikh
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 6 6 AM 7 7 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen | 🇪🇬 Kafr El Sheikh |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 09:11 | 17:11 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern Standard Time | Eastern European Summer Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC+3 |
| Offset from Playa del Carmen | — | +8 h |
| IANA zone | America/Cancun | Africa/Cairo |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC+2, Oct 29, 23:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:45 | 07:02 |
| Sunset | 18:23 | 18:23 |
| Daylight | 11 h 38 min | 11 h 21 min |
| People on this clock | 149,923 | 194,569 |
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Playa del Carmen and Kafr El Sheikh: common questions
How many hours ahead of Playa del Carmen is Kafr El Sheikh?
The clocks in Kafr El Sheikh are 8 hours ahead of those in Playa del Carmen (UTC+3 and UTC−5).
If it is 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, what time is it in Kafr El Sheikh?
At 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, clocks in Kafr El Sheikh show 5:00 PM.
What time is it in Kafr El Sheikh at the end of the working day in Playa del Carmen?
The working day in Playa del Carmen ends at 6:00 PM; in Kafr El Sheikh it is 2:00 AM (the next day) at that moment.
When is a good time to call Kafr El Sheikh from Playa del Carmen?
Between 9:00 AM and 10:00 AM in Playa del Carmen – that is 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Kafr El Sheikh – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it already the next day in Kafr El Sheikh?
From 4:00 PM in Playa del Carmen it is already the next day in Kafr El Sheikh. The other way round, until 8:00 AM in Kafr El Sheikh it is still the previous day in Playa del Carmen.
Is the time difference between Playa del Carmen and Kafr El Sheikh the same all year?
No. Only Kafr El Sheikh switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From October 29, 2026, Kafr El Sheikh will be 7 hours ahead of Playa del Carmen.
