Sarawak to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 13 h behind Sarawak. 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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Sarawak 23:34 11:34 PM Playa del Carmen 10:34 10:34 AM You –:–
23:34 11:34 PM
Malaysia Time · UTC+8
☀️ 06:22 · 🌙 18:27
10:34 10:34 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:46 · 🌙 18:22
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−13 h
Playa del Carmen is 13 h behind Sarawak.
When you, Sarawak 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
🇲🇾 Sarawak
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 | 🇲🇾 Sarawak | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 23:34 | 10:34 |
| Local date | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 |
| Time zone | Malaysia Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+8 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Sarawak | — | −13 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Kuching | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:22 | 06:46 |
| Sunset | 18:27 | 18:22 |
| Daylight | 12 h 4 min | 11 h 36 min |
| People on this clock | — | 149,923 |
Compare Sarawak with another city
More comparisons with Sarawak: the time zones next to it and the far side of the clock.
Big time differences
Sarawak and Playa del Carmen: common questions
How many hours behind Sarawak is Playa del Carmen?
The clocks in Playa del Carmen are 13 hours behind those in Sarawak (UTC−5 and UTC+8).
What time is it in Playa del Carmen at the start of the working day in Sarawak?
The working day in Sarawak starts at 9:00 AM; in Playa del Carmen it is 8:00 PM (the previous day) at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Sarawak, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 6:00 PM in Sarawak, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 5:00 AM.
When is a good time to call Playa del Carmen from Sarawak?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) in Sarawak and in Playa del Carmen do not overlap. At 9:00 AM in Sarawak 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 Sarawak.
When is it still the previous day in Playa del Carmen?
Until 1:00 PM in Sarawak it is still the previous day in Playa del Carmen. The other way round, from 11:00 AM in Playa del Carmen it is already the next day in Sarawak.
Is the time difference between Sarawak and Playa del Carmen the same all year?
Yes. Neither Sarawak nor Playa del Carmen switches to summer time, so the gap is always 13 hours.
