Playa del Carmen to Shantou: time difference
Shantou 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 05:00 5:00 AM Shantou 18:00 6:00 PM You –:–
05:00 5:00 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:44 · 🌙 18:25
18:00 6:00 PM
China Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 06:11 · 🌙 17:48
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+13 h
Shantou is 13 h ahead of Playa del Carmen.
When you, Playa del Carmen and Shantou 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
🇨🇳 Shantou
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 | 🇨🇳 Shantou |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 05:00 | 18:00 |
| Local date | Friday, October 16, 2026 | Friday, October 16, 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 | 06:44 | 06:11 |
| Sunset | 18:25 | 17:48 |
| Daylight | 11 h 40 min | 11 h 37 min |
| People on this clock | 149,923 | 5,389,328 |
Compare Playa del Carmen with another city
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Playa del Carmen and Shantou: common questions
How many hours ahead of Playa del Carmen is Shantou?
The clocks in Shantou are 13 hours ahead of those in Playa del Carmen (UTC+8 and UTC−5).
What time is it in Shantou at the start of the working day in Playa del Carmen?
The working day in Playa del Carmen starts at 9:00 AM; in Shantou it is 10:00 PM at that moment.
What time is it in Shantou when it is 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen?
When it is 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, it is 7:00 AM (the next day) in Shantou.
When is a good time to call Shantou from Playa del Carmen?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) in Playa del Carmen and in Shantou do not overlap. At 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen it is 10:00 PM in Shantou; when the working day starts in Shantou, it is 8:00 PM (the previous day) in Playa del Carmen.
From what time in Playa del Carmen is it tomorrow in Shantou?
Once it is 11:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, the date in Shantou has already changed. Until 1:00 PM in Shantou, it is still the previous day in Playa del Carmen.
Is the time difference between Playa del Carmen and Shantou the same all year?
Yes. Neither Playa del Carmen nor Shantou switches to summer time, so the gap is always 13 hours.
