Playa del Carmen to Koh Tao: time difference
Koh Tao 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 05:53 5:53 AM Koh Tao 17:53 5:53 PM You –:–
05:53 5:53 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:42 · 🌙 18:29
17:53 5:53 PM
Indochina Time · UTC+7
☀️ 06:10 · 🌙 18:07
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+12 h
Koh Tao is 12 h ahead of Playa del Carmen.
When you, Playa del Carmen and Koh Tao 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
🇹🇭 Koh Tao
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 | 🇹🇭 Koh Tao |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 05:53 | 17:53 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 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 | 06:42 | 06:10 |
| Sunset | 18:29 | 18:07 |
| Daylight | 11 h 47 min | 11 h 58 min |
| People on this clock | 149,923 | 1,382 |
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Playa del Carmen and Koh Tao: common questions
How far ahead of Playa del Carmen is Koh Tao?
Koh Tao 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 Koh Tao?
At 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, clocks in Koh Tao show 9:00 PM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, what time is it in Koh Tao?
At 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, clocks in Koh Tao show 6:00 AM (the next day).
When is a good time to call Koh Tao from Playa del Carmen?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) in Playa del Carmen and in Koh Tao do not overlap. At 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen it is 9:00 PM in Koh Tao; when the working day starts in Koh Tao, it is 9:00 PM (the previous day) in Playa del Carmen.
When is it already the next day in Koh Tao?
From 12:00 PM in Playa del Carmen it is already the next day in Koh Tao. The other way round, until 12:00 PM in Koh Tao it is still the previous day in Playa del Carmen.
Does the time difference between Playa del Carmen and Koh Tao change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 12 hours all year.
