🇿🇦 Port Elizabeth, South Africa
01
- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Daytime
☀️ 05:43 · 🌙 18:27 · 12 h 44 min
Port Elizabeth to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 7 h behind Port Elizabeth. 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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Port Elizabeth 10:01 10:01 AM Playa del Carmen 03:01 3:01 AM You –:–
10:01 10:01 AM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 05:43 · 🌙 18:27
03:01 3:01 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:42 · 🌙 18:29
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−7 h
Playa del Carmen is 7 h behind Port Elizabeth.
When you, Port Elizabeth and Playa del Carmen are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇿🇦 Port Elizabeth
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
🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen
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 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇿🇦 Port Elizabeth | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 10:01 | 03:01 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | South Africa Standard Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Port Elizabeth | — | −7 h |
| IANA zone | Africa/Johannesburg | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:43 | 06:42 |
| Sunset | 18:27 | 18:29 |
| Daylight | 12 h 44 min | 11 h 47 min |
| People on this clock | 1,050,000 | 149,923 |
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Port Elizabeth and Playa del Carmen: common questions
How far behind Port Elizabeth is Playa del Carmen?
Playa del Carmen is 7 hours behind Port Elizabeth: UTC−5 against UTC+2.
What time is it in Playa del Carmen at the start of the working day in Port Elizabeth?
The working day in Port Elizabeth starts at 9:00 AM; in Playa del Carmen it is 2:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Port Elizabeth, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 6:00 PM in Port Elizabeth, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 11:00 AM.
When is a good time to call Playa del Carmen from Port Elizabeth?
Between 4:00 PM and 6:00 PM in Port Elizabeth – that is 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM in Playa del Carmen – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it still the previous day in Playa del Carmen?
Until 7:00 AM in Port Elizabeth it is still the previous day in Playa del Carmen. The other way round, from 5:00 PM in Playa del Carmen it is already the next day in Port Elizabeth.
Does the time difference between Port Elizabeth and Playa del Carmen change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 7 hours all year.
