Playa del Carmen to Tema: time difference
Tema is 5 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 01:27 1:27 AM Tema 06:27 6:27 AM You –:–
01:27 1:27 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:42 · 🌙 18:29
06:27 6:27 AM
Greenwich Mean Time · UTC+0
☀️ 05:47 · 🌙 17:49
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+5 h
Tema is 5 h ahead of Playa del Carmen.
When you, Playa del Carmen and Tema 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
🇬🇭 Tema
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 0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen | 🇬🇭 Tema |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 01:27 | 06:27 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern Standard Time | Greenwich Mean Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC+0 |
| Offset from Playa del Carmen | — | +5 h |
| IANA zone | America/Cancun | Africa/Accra |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:42 | 05:47 |
| Sunset | 18:29 | 17:49 |
| Daylight | 11 h 47 min | 12 h 2 min |
| People on this clock | 149,923 | 160,000 |
Compare Playa del Carmen with another city
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Playa del Carmen and Tema: common questions
How far ahead of Playa del Carmen is Tema?
Tema is 5 hours ahead of Playa del Carmen: UTC+0 against UTC−5.
If it is 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, what time is it in Tema?
At 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, clocks in Tema show 2:00 PM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, what time is it in Tema?
At 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, clocks in Tema show 11:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Tema from Playa del Carmen?
Between 9:00 AM and 1:00 PM in Playa del Carmen – that is 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Tema – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it already the next day in Tema?
From 7:00 PM in Playa del Carmen it is already the next day in Tema. The other way round, until 5:00 AM in Tema it is still the previous day in Playa del Carmen.
Does the time gap between Playa del Carmen and Tema change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Playa del Carmen nor in Tema, so the gap is 5 hours all year round.
