Playa del Carmen to Pretoria: time difference
Pretoria is 7 h ahead of Playa del Carmen. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇿🇦 Pretoria, South Africa
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- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Daytime
☀️ 05:39 · 🌙 18:11 · 12 h 33 min
+7 h
Your time
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Playa del Carmen 02:43 2:43 AM Pretoria 09:43 9:43 AM You –:–
02:43 2:43 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:42 · 🌙 18:29
09:43 9:43 AM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 05:39 · 🌙 18:11
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+7 h
Pretoria is 7 h ahead of Playa del Carmen.
When you, Playa del Carmen and Pretoria 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
🇿🇦 Pretoria
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 0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen | 🇿🇦 Pretoria |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 02:43 | 09:43 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern Standard Time | South Africa Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC+2 |
| Offset from Playa del Carmen | — | +7 h |
| IANA zone | America/Cancun | Africa/Johannesburg |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:42 | 05:39 |
| Sunset | 18:29 | 18:11 |
| Daylight | 11 h 47 min | 12 h 33 min |
| People on this clock | 149,923 | 741,651 |
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Playa del Carmen and Pretoria: common questions
How many hours ahead of Playa del Carmen is Pretoria?
The clocks in Pretoria are 7 hours ahead of those in Playa del Carmen (UTC+2 and UTC−5).
If it is 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, what time is it in Pretoria?
At 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, clocks in Pretoria show 4:00 PM.
What time is it in Pretoria when it is 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen?
When it is 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, it is 1:00 AM (the next day) in Pretoria.
When do working hours in Playa del Carmen and in Pretoria overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, which is 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Pretoria.
When does the date change in Pretoria compared with Playa del Carmen?
The new day starts in Pretoria earlier: at 5:00 PM in Playa del Carmen it is already midnight there. Until 7:00 AM in Pretoria, Playa del Carmen is still on the previous day.
Is the time difference between Playa del Carmen and Pretoria the same all year?
Yes. Neither Playa del Carmen nor Pretoria switches to summer time, so the gap is always 7 hours.
