Playa del Carmen to Shanghai: time difference
Shanghai is 13 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 06:33 6:33 AM Shanghai 19:33 7:33 PM You –:–
06:33 6:33 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:42 · 🌙 18:29
19:33 7:33 PM
China Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 05:54 · 🌙 17:30
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+13 h
Shanghai is 13 h ahead of Playa del Carmen.
When you, Playa del Carmen and Shanghai 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
🇨🇳 Shanghai
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 12 12 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen | 🇨🇳 Shanghai |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 06:33 | 19:33 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern Standard Time | China Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC+8 |
| Offset from Playa del Carmen | — | +13 h |
| IANA zone | America/Cancun | Asia/Shanghai |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:42 | 05:54 |
| Sunset | 18:29 | 17:30 |
| Daylight | 11 h 47 min | 11 h 36 min |
| People on this clock | 149,923 | 24,870,895 |
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Playa del Carmen and Shanghai: common questions
How far ahead of Playa del Carmen is Shanghai?
Shanghai is 13 hours ahead of Playa del Carmen: UTC+8 against UTC−5.
If it is 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, what time is it in Shanghai?
At 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, clocks in Shanghai show 10:00 PM.
What time is it in Shanghai at the end of the working day in Playa del Carmen?
The working day in Playa del Carmen ends at 6:00 PM; in Shanghai it is 7:00 AM (the next day) at that moment.
When is a good time to call Shanghai from Playa del Carmen?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) in Playa del Carmen and in Shanghai do not overlap. At 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen it is 10:00 PM in Shanghai; when the working day starts in Shanghai, it is 8:00 PM (the previous day) in Playa del Carmen.
When does the date change in Shanghai compared with Playa del Carmen?
The new day starts in Shanghai earlier: at 11:00 AM in Playa del Carmen it is already midnight there. Until 1:00 PM in Shanghai, Playa del Carmen is still on the previous day.
Does the time difference between Playa del Carmen and Shanghai change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 13 hours all year.
