Quanzhou to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 13 h behind Quanzhou. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
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Quanzhou 15:20 3:20 PM Playa del Carmen 02:20 2:20 AM You –:–
15:20 3:20 PM
China Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 06:04 · 🌙 17:40
02:20 2:20 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:44 · 🌙 18:25
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−13 h
Playa del Carmen is 13 h behind Quanzhou.
When you, Quanzhou 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
🇨🇳 Quanzhou
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 | 🇨🇳 Quanzhou | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 15:20 | 02:20 |
| Local date | Thursday, October 15, 2026 | Thursday, October 15, 2026 |
| Time zone | China Standard Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+8 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Quanzhou | — | −13 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Shanghai | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:04 | 06:44 |
| Sunset | 17:40 | 18:25 |
| Daylight | 11 h 36 min | 11 h 41 min |
| People on this clock | 8,128,530 | 149,923 |
Compare Quanzhou with another city
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Big time differences
Quanzhou and Playa del Carmen: common questions
How far behind Quanzhou is Playa del Carmen?
Playa del Carmen is 13 hours behind Quanzhou: UTC−5 against UTC+8.
What time is it in Playa del Carmen at the start of the working day in Quanzhou?
The working day in Quanzhou starts at 9:00 AM; in Playa del Carmen it is 8:00 PM (the previous day) at that moment.
What time is it in Playa del Carmen at the end of the working day in Quanzhou?
The working day in Quanzhou ends at 6:00 PM; in Playa del Carmen it is 5:00 AM at that moment.
When is a good time to call Playa del Carmen from Quanzhou?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) in Quanzhou and in Playa del Carmen do not overlap. At 9:00 AM in Quanzhou it is 8:00 PM (the previous day) in Playa del Carmen; when the working day starts in Playa del Carmen, it is 10:00 PM in Quanzhou.
When does the date change in Playa del Carmen compared with Quanzhou?
The new day starts in Playa del Carmen later: until 1:00 PM in Quanzhou, it is still the previous day there. From 11:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, Quanzhou is already on the next day.
Does the time difference between Quanzhou and Playa del Carmen change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 13 hours all year.
