Playa del Carmen to Kenya: time difference
Kenya 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 08:50 8:50 AM Kenya 16:50 4:50 PM You –:–
08:50 8:50 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:42 · 🌙 18:29
16:50 4:50 PM
East Africa Time · UTC+3
☀️ 06:17 · 🌙 18:24
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+8 h
Kenya is 8 h ahead of Playa del Carmen.
When you, Playa del Carmen and Kenya 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
🇰🇪 Kenya
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 | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 08:50 | 16:50 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 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/Nairobi |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:42 | 06:17 |
| Sunset | 18:29 | 18:24 |
| Daylight | 11 h 47 min | 12 h 8 min |
| People on this clock | 149,923 | 48,468,138 |
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Playa del Carmen and Kenya: common questions
How many hours ahead of Playa del Carmen is Kenya?
The clocks in Kenya 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 Kenya?
At 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, clocks in Kenya show 5:00 PM.
What time is it in Kenya at the end of the working day in Playa del Carmen?
The working day in Playa del Carmen ends at 6:00 PM; in Kenya it is 2:00 AM (the next day) at that moment.
Is there a time when both Playa del Carmen and Kenya are at work?
Yes: from 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM in Playa del Carmen (5:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Kenya), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When is it already the next day in Kenya?
From 4:00 PM in Playa del Carmen it is already the next day in Kenya. The other way round, until 8:00 AM in Kenya it is still the previous day in Playa del Carmen.
Is the time difference between Playa del Carmen and Kenya the same all year?
Yes. Neither Playa del Carmen nor Kenya switches to summer time, so the gap is always 8 hours.
