Putian to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 13 h behind Putian. 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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Putian 08:13 8:13 AM Playa del Carmen 19:13 7:13 PM You –:–
08:13 8:13 AM
China Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 06:06 · 🌙 17:33
19:13 7:13 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:46 · 🌙 18:22
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−13 h
Playa del Carmen is 13 h behind Putian.
When you, Putian 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
🇨🇳 Putian
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
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 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇨🇳 Putian | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 08:13 | 19:13 |
| Local date | Wednesday, October 21, 2026 | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 |
| Time zone | China Standard Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+8 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Putian | — | −13 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Shanghai | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:06 | 06:46 |
| Sunset | 17:33 | 18:22 |
| Daylight | 11 h 27 min | 11 h 36 min |
| People on this clock | 1,954,000 | 149,923 |
Compare Putian with another city
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Big time differences
Putian and Playa del Carmen: common questions
How far behind Putian is Playa del Carmen?
Playa del Carmen is 13 hours behind Putian: UTC−5 against UTC+8.
If it is 9:00 AM in Putian, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 9:00 AM in Putian, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 8:00 PM (the previous day).
What time is it in Playa del Carmen when it is 6:00 PM in Putian?
When it is 6:00 PM in Putian, it is 5:00 AM in Playa del Carmen.
When do working hours in Putian and in Playa del Carmen overlap?
They don't: there are no shared working hours. The start of the day in Putian (9:00 AM) is 8:00 PM (the previous day) in Playa del Carmen, and the start of the day in Playa del Carmen is 10:00 PM in Putian.
Until what time in Putian is it still yesterday in Playa del Carmen?
Before 1:00 PM in Putian, the date in Playa del Carmen has not changed yet. From 11:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, it is already the next day in Putian.
Is the time difference between Putian and Playa del Carmen the same all year?
Yes. Neither Putian nor Playa del Carmen switches to summer time, so the gap is always 13 hours.
