Playa del Carmen to Lapithos: time difference
Lapithos 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
One day, 2 clocks
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Playa del Carmen 07:49 7:49 AM Lapithos 15:49 3:49 PM You –:–
07:49 7:49 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:44 · 🌙 18:25
15:49 3:49 PM
GMT+03:00 · UTC+3
☀️ 06:54 · 🌙 18:14
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+8 h
Lapithos is 8 h ahead of Playa del Carmen.
When you, Playa del Carmen and Lapithos 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
🇨🇾 Lapithos
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 | 🇨🇾 Lapithos |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 07:49 | 15:49 |
| Local date | Thursday, October 15, 2026 | Thursday, October 15, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern Standard Time | GMT+03:00 |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC+3 |
| Offset from Playa del Carmen | — | +8 h |
| IANA zone | America/Cancun | Asia/Famagusta |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC+2, Oct 25, 03:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:44 | 06:54 |
| Sunset | 18:25 | 18:14 |
| Daylight | 11 h 41 min | 11 h 20 min |
| People on this clock | 149,923 | 5,215 |
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Playa del Carmen and Lapithos: common questions
How many hours ahead of Playa del Carmen is Lapithos?
The clocks in Lapithos 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 Lapithos?
At 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, clocks in Lapithos show 5:00 PM.
What time is it in Lapithos at the end of the working day in Playa del Carmen?
The working day in Playa del Carmen ends at 6:00 PM; in Lapithos it is 2:00 AM (the next day) at that moment.
When is a good time to call Lapithos 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 Lapithos – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it already the next day in Lapithos?
From 4:00 PM in Playa del Carmen it is already the next day in Lapithos. The other way round, until 8:00 AM in Lapithos it is still the previous day in Playa del Carmen.
Does the time difference between Playa del Carmen and Lapithos change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Lapithos. From October 25, 2026, Lapithos will be 7 hours ahead of Playa del Carmen.
