Port Said to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 8 h behind Port Said. 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 Said 21:33 9:33 PM Playa del Carmen 13:33 1:33 PM You –:–
21:33 9:33 PM
Eastern European Summer Time · UTC+3
☀️ 06:54 · 🌙 18:21
13:33 1:33 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:44 · 🌙 18:25
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−8 h
Playa del Carmen is 8 h behind Port Said.
When you, Port Said 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 Said
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
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 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇪🇬 Port Said | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 21:33 | 13:33 |
| Local date | Thursday, October 15, 2026 | Thursday, October 15, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern European Summer Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+3 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Port Said | — | −8 h |
| IANA zone | Africa/Cairo | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+2, Oct 29, 23:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:54 | 06:44 |
| Sunset | 18:21 | 18:25 |
| Daylight | 11 h 27 min | 11 h 41 min |
| People on this clock | 538,378 | 149,923 |
Compare Port Said with another city
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Big time differences
Port Said and Playa del Carmen: common questions
How many hours behind Port Said is Playa del Carmen?
The clocks in Playa del Carmen are 8 hours behind those in Port Said (UTC−5 and UTC+3).
What time is it in Playa del Carmen at the start of the working day in Port Said?
The working day in Port Said starts at 9:00 AM; in Playa del Carmen it is 1:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Port Said, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 6:00 PM in Port Said, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 10:00 AM.
When is a good time to call Playa del Carmen from Port Said?
Between 5:00 PM and 6:00 PM in Port Said – that is 9:00 AM to 10:00 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 8:00 AM in Port Said it is still the previous day in Playa del Carmen. The other way round, from 4:00 PM in Playa del Carmen it is already the next day in Port Said.
Does the time difference between Port Said and Playa del Carmen change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Port Said. From October 29, 2026, Playa del Carmen will be 7 hours behind Port Said.
