Playa del Carmen to Thika: time difference
Thika 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 16:29 4:29 PM Thika 00:29 12:29 AM You –:–
16:29 4:29 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:46 · 🌙 18:22
00:29 12:29 AM
East Africa Time · UTC+3
☀️ 06:13 · 🌙 18:21
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+8 h
Thika is 8 h ahead of Playa del Carmen.
When you, Playa del Carmen and Thika 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
🇰🇪 Thika
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 | 🇰🇪 Thika |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 16:29 | 00:29 |
| Local date | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 | Wednesday, October 21, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern Standard Time | East Africa Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC+3 |
| Offset from Playa del Carmen | — | +8 h |
| IANA zone | America/Cancun | Africa/Nairobi |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:46 | 06:13 |
| Sunset | 18:22 | 18:21 |
| Daylight | 11 h 36 min | 12 h 8 min |
| People on this clock | 149,923 | 83,000 |
Compare Playa del Carmen with another city
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Playa del Carmen and Thika: common questions
How far ahead of Playa del Carmen is Thika?
Thika is 8 hours ahead of Playa del Carmen: UTC+3 against UTC−5.
If it is 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, what time is it in Thika?
At 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, clocks in Thika show 5:00 PM.
What time is it in Thika at the end of the working day in Playa del Carmen?
The working day in Playa del Carmen ends at 6:00 PM; in Thika it is 2:00 AM (the next day) at that moment.
When is a good time to call Thika 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 Thika – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it already the next day in Thika?
From 4:00 PM in Playa del Carmen it is already the next day in Thika. The other way round, until 8:00 AM in Thika it is still the previous day in Playa del Carmen.
Is the time difference between Playa del Carmen and Thika the same all year?
Yes. Neither Playa del Carmen nor Thika switches to summer time, so the gap is always 8 hours.
