South Korea to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 14 h behind South Korea. 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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South Korea 15:57 3:57 PM Playa del Carmen 01:57 1:57 AM You –:–
15:57 3:57 PM
Korean Standard Time · UTC+9
☀️ 06:36 · 🌙 18:04
01:57 1:57 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:42 · 🌙 18:29
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−14 h
Playa del Carmen is 14 h behind South Korea.
When you, South Korea 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
🇰🇷 South Korea
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 | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 15:57 | 01:57 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Korean Standard Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+9 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from South Korea | — | −14 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Seoul | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:36 | 06:42 |
| Sunset | 18:04 | 18:29 |
| Daylight | 11 h 29 min | 11 h 47 min |
| People on this clock | 51,466,201 | 149,923 |
Compare South Korea with another city
More comparisons with South Korea: the time zones next to it and the far side of the clock.
Nearby time zones
Big time differences
South Korea and Playa del Carmen: common questions
How many hours behind South Korea is Playa del Carmen?
The clocks in Playa del Carmen are 14 hours behind those in South Korea (UTC−5 and UTC+9).
What time is it in Playa del Carmen when it is 9:00 AM in South Korea?
When it is 9:00 AM in South Korea, it is 7:00 PM (the previous day) in Playa del Carmen.
What time is it in Playa del Carmen at the end of the working day in South Korea?
The working day in South Korea ends at 6:00 PM; in Playa del Carmen it is 4:00 AM at that moment.
When do working hours in South Korea and in Playa del Carmen overlap?
They don't: there are no shared working hours. The start of the day in South Korea (9:00 AM) is 7:00 PM (the previous day) in Playa del Carmen, and the start of the day in Playa del Carmen is 11:00 PM in South Korea.
When is it still the previous day in Playa del Carmen?
Until 2:00 PM in South Korea it is still the previous day in Playa del Carmen. The other way round, from 10:00 AM in Playa del Carmen it is already the next day in South Korea.
Is the time difference between South Korea and Playa del Carmen the same all year?
Yes. Neither South Korea nor Playa del Carmen switches to summer time, so the gap is always 14 hours.
