Singapore to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 13 h behind Singapore. 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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Singapore 14:55 2:55 PM Playa del Carmen 01:55 1:55 AM You –:–
14:55 2:55 PM
Singapore Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 06:50 · 🌙 18:55
01:55 1:55 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:42 · 🌙 18:29
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−13 h
Playa del Carmen is 13 h behind Singapore.
When you, Singapore 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
🇸🇬 Singapore
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 | 🇸🇬 Singapore | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 14:55 | 01:55 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Singapore Standard Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+8 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Singapore | — | −13 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Singapore | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:50 | 06:42 |
| Sunset | 18:55 | 18:29 |
| Daylight | 12 h 6 min | 11 h 47 min |
| People on this clock | 5,535,002 | 149,923 |
Compare Singapore with another city
More comparisons with Singapore: the time zones next to it and the far side of the clock.
Big time differences
Singapore and Playa del Carmen: common questions
What is the time difference between Singapore and Playa del Carmen?
Playa del Carmen is 13 hours behind: it uses UTC−5, while Singapore is on UTC+8.
What time is it in Playa del Carmen at the start of the working day in Singapore?
The working day in Singapore 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 Singapore, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 6:00 PM in Singapore, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 5:00 AM.
When do working hours in Singapore and in Playa del Carmen overlap?
They don't: there are no shared working hours. The start of the day in Singapore (9:00 AM) is 8:00 PM (the previous day) in Playa del Carmen, and the start of the day in Playa del Carmen is 10:00 PM in Singapore.
When is it still the previous day in Playa del Carmen?
Until 1:00 PM in Singapore 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 Singapore.
Is the time difference between Singapore and Playa del Carmen the same all year?
Yes. Neither Singapore nor Playa del Carmen switches to summer time, so the gap is always 13 hours.
