Playa del Carmen to Zanzibar: time difference
Zanzibar 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 02:46 2:46 AM Zanzibar 10:46 10:46 AM You –:–
02:46 2:46 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:42 · 🌙 18:29
10:46 10:46 AM
East Africa Time · UTC+3
☀️ 06:05 · 🌙 18:17
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+8 h
Zanzibar is 8 h ahead of Playa del Carmen.
When you, Playa del Carmen and Zanzibar are all at the desk
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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
🇹🇿 Zanzibar
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 | 🇹🇿 Zanzibar |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 02:46 | 10:46 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 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/Dar es Salaam |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:42 | 06:05 |
| Sunset | 18:29 | 18:17 |
| Daylight | 11 h 47 min | 12 h 12 min |
| People on this clock | 149,923 | 709,809 |
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Playa del Carmen and Zanzibar: common questions
How many hours ahead of Playa del Carmen is Zanzibar?
The clocks in Zanzibar are 8 hours ahead of those in Playa del Carmen (UTC+3 and UTC−5).
If it is 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, what time is it in Zanzibar?
At 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, clocks in Zanzibar show 5:00 PM.
What time is it in Zanzibar when it is 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen?
When it is 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, it is 2:00 AM (the next day) in Zanzibar.
When is a good time to call Zanzibar 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 Zanzibar – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it already the next day in Zanzibar?
From 4:00 PM in Playa del Carmen it is already the next day in Zanzibar. The other way round, until 8:00 AM in Zanzibar it is still the previous day in Playa del Carmen.
Does the time gap between Playa del Carmen and Zanzibar change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Playa del Carmen nor in Zanzibar, so the gap is 8 hours all year round.
