Playa del Carmen to Kampala: time difference
Kampala 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.
Your time
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Playa del Carmen 22:33 10:33 PM Kampala 06:33 6:33 AM You –:–
22:33 10:33 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:42 · 🌙 18:30
06:33 6:33 AM
East Africa Time · UTC+3
☀️ 06:34 · 🌙 18:41
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+8 h
Kampala is 8 h ahead of Playa del Carmen.
When you, Playa del Carmen and Kampala 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
🇺🇬 Kampala
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 | 🇺🇬 Kampala |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 22:33 | 06:33 |
| Local date | Friday, October 9, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern Standard Time | East Africa Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC+3 |
| Offset from Playa del Carmen | — | +8 h |
| IANA zone | America/Cancun | Africa/Kampala |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:42 | 06:34 |
| Sunset | 18:30 | 18:41 |
| Daylight | 11 h 48 min | 12 h 6 min |
| People on this clock | 149,923 | 1,516,210 |
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Playa del Carmen and Kampala: common questions
What is the time difference between Playa del Carmen and Kampala?
Kampala is 8 hours ahead: it uses UTC+3, while Playa del Carmen is on UTC−5.
If it is 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, what time is it in Kampala?
At 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, clocks in Kampala show 5:00 PM.
What time is it in Kampala when it is 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen?
When it is 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, it is 2:00 AM (the next day) in Kampala.
When do working hours in Playa del Carmen and in Kampala overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, which is 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Kampala.
From what time in Playa del Carmen is it tomorrow in Kampala?
Once it is 4:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, the date in Kampala has already changed. Until 8:00 AM in Kampala, it is still the previous day in Playa del Carmen.
Is the time difference between Playa del Carmen and Kampala the same all year?
Yes. Neither Playa del Carmen nor Kampala switches to summer time, so the gap is always 8 hours.
