Seoul to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 14 h behind Seoul. 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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Seoul 11:12 11:12 AM Playa del Carmen 21:12 9:12 PM You –:–
11:12 11:12 AM
Korean Standard Time · UTC+9
☀️ 06:36 · 🌙 18:04
21:12 9:12 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:42 · 🌙 18:30
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−14 h
Playa del Carmen is 14 h behind Seoul.
When you, Seoul 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
🇰🇷 Seoul
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
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 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇰🇷 Seoul | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 11:12 | 21:12 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Friday, October 9, 2026 |
| Time zone | Korean Standard Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+9 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Seoul | — | −14 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Seoul | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:36 | 06:42 |
| Sunset | 18:04 | 18:30 |
| Daylight | 11 h 29 min | 11 h 48 min |
| People on this clock | 9,509,458 | 149,923 |
Compare Seoul with another city
More comparisons with Seoul: the time zones next to it and the far side of the clock.
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Seoul and Playa del Carmen: common questions
What is the time difference between Seoul and Playa del Carmen?
Playa del Carmen is 14 hours behind: it uses UTC−5, while Seoul is on UTC+9.
If it is 9:00 AM in Seoul, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 9:00 AM in Seoul, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 7:00 PM (the previous day).
If it is 6:00 PM in Seoul, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 6:00 PM in Seoul, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 4:00 AM.
When is a good time to call Playa del Carmen from Seoul?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) in Seoul and in Playa del Carmen do not overlap. At 9:00 AM in Seoul it is 7:00 PM (the previous day) in Playa del Carmen; when the working day starts in Playa del Carmen, it is 11:00 PM in Seoul.
Until what time in Seoul is it still yesterday in Playa del Carmen?
Before 2:00 PM in Seoul, the date in Playa del Carmen has not changed yet. From 10:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, it is already the next day in Seoul.
Does the time difference between Seoul and Playa del Carmen change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 14 hours all year.
