Playa del Carmen to Xai-Xai: time difference
Xai-Xai 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.
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Playa del Carmen 20:18 8:18 PM Xai-Xai 03:18 3:18 AM You –:–
20:18 8:18 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:46 · 🌙 18:22
03:18 3:18 AM
Central Africa Time · UTC+2
☀️ 05:08 · 🌙 17:54
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+7 h
Xai-Xai is 7 h ahead of Playa del Carmen.
When you, Playa del Carmen and Xai-Xai 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
🇲🇿 Xai-Xai
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 | 🇲🇿 Xai-Xai |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 20:18 | 03:18 |
| Local date | Monday, October 19, 2026 | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern Standard Time | Central Africa Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC+2 |
| Offset from Playa del Carmen | — | +7 h |
| IANA zone | America/Cancun | Africa/Maputo |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:46 | 05:08 |
| Sunset | 18:22 | 17:54 |
| Daylight | 11 h 37 min | 12 h 46 min |
| People on this clock | 149,923 | 116,343 |
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Playa del Carmen and Xai-Xai: common questions
What is the time difference between Playa del Carmen and Xai-Xai?
Xai-Xai is 7 hours ahead: it uses UTC+2, while Playa del Carmen is on UTC−5.
What time is it in Xai-Xai when it is 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen?
When it is 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, it is 4:00 PM in Xai-Xai.
If it is 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, what time is it in Xai-Xai?
At 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, clocks in Xai-Xai show 1:00 AM (the next day).
When is a good time to call Xai-Xai from Playa del Carmen?
Between 9:00 AM and 11:00 AM in Playa del Carmen – that is 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Xai-Xai – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
From what time in Playa del Carmen is it tomorrow in Xai-Xai?
Once it is 5:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, the date in Xai-Xai has already changed. Until 7:00 AM in Xai-Xai, it is still the previous day in Playa del Carmen.
Does the time gap between Playa del Carmen and Xai-Xai change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Playa del Carmen nor in Xai-Xai, so the gap is 7 hours all year round.
