Shanghai to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 13 h behind Shanghai. 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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Shanghai 10:00 10:00 AM Playa del Carmen 21:00 9:00 PM You –:–
10:00 10:00 AM
China Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 05:54 · 🌙 17:30
21:00 9:00 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:42 · 🌙 18:30
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−13 h
Playa del Carmen is 13 h behind Shanghai.
When you, Shanghai 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
🇨🇳 Shanghai
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
📍 Your time
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇨🇳 Shanghai | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 10:00 | 21:00 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Friday, October 9, 2026 |
| Time zone | China Standard Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+8 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Shanghai | — | −13 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Shanghai | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:54 | 06:42 |
| Sunset | 17:30 | 18:30 |
| Daylight | 11 h 36 min | 11 h 48 min |
| People on this clock | 24,870,895 | 149,923 |
Compare Shanghai with another city
More comparisons with Shanghai: the time zones next to it and the far side of the clock.
Big time differences
Shanghai and Playa del Carmen: common questions
How many hours behind Shanghai is Playa del Carmen?
The clocks in Playa del Carmen are 13 hours behind those in Shanghai (UTC−5 and UTC+8).
What time is it in Playa del Carmen when it is 9:00 AM in Shanghai?
When it is 9:00 AM in Shanghai, it is 8:00 PM (the previous day) in Playa del Carmen.
What time is it in Playa del Carmen when it is 6:00 PM in Shanghai?
When it is 6:00 PM in Shanghai, it is 5:00 AM in Playa del Carmen.
When is a good time to call Playa del Carmen from Shanghai?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) in Shanghai and in Playa del Carmen do not overlap. At 9:00 AM in Shanghai 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 Shanghai.
Until what time in Shanghai is it still yesterday in Playa del Carmen?
Before 1:00 PM in Shanghai, 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 Shanghai.
Is the time difference between Shanghai and Playa del Carmen the same all year?
Yes. Neither Shanghai nor Playa del Carmen switches to summer time, so the gap is always 13 hours.
