🇸🇹 Sao Tome, Sao Tome and Principe
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- Greenwich Mean Time
- UTC+0
- Daytime
☀️ 05:18 · 🌙 17:24 · 12 h 6 min
Sao Tome to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 5 h behind Sao Tome. 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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Sao Tome 10:52 10:52 AM Playa del Carmen 05:52 5:52 AM You –:–
10:52 10:52 AM
Greenwich Mean Time · UTC+0
☀️ 05:18 · 🌙 17:24
05:52 5:52 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:42 · 🌙 18:29
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−5 h
Playa del Carmen is 5 h behind Sao Tome.
When you, Sao Tome 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
🇸🇹 Sao Tome
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
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 17 5 PM 18 6 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇸🇹 Sao Tome | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 10:52 | 05:52 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Greenwich Mean Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+0 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Sao Tome | — | −5 h |
| IANA zone | Africa/Sao Tome | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:18 | 06:42 |
| Sunset | 17:24 | 18:29 |
| Daylight | 12 h 6 min | 11 h 47 min |
| People on this clock | 53,300 | 149,923 |
Compare Sao Tome with another city
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Big time differences
Sao Tome and Playa del Carmen: common questions
How far behind Sao Tome is Playa del Carmen?
Playa del Carmen is 5 hours behind Sao Tome: UTC−5 against UTC+0.
If it is 9:00 AM in Sao Tome, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 9:00 AM in Sao Tome, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 4:00 AM.
What time is it in Playa del Carmen at the end of the working day in Sao Tome?
The working day in Sao Tome ends at 6:00 PM; in Playa del Carmen it is 1:00 PM at that moment.
When is a good time to call Playa del Carmen from Sao Tome?
Between 2:00 PM and 6:00 PM in Sao Tome – that is 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM 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 5:00 AM in Sao Tome it is still the previous day in Playa del Carmen. The other way round, from 7:00 PM in Playa del Carmen it is already the next day in Sao Tome.
Does the time difference between Sao Tome and Playa del Carmen change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 5 hours all year.
