Taiwan to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 13 h behind Taiwan. 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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Taiwan 18:42 6:42 PM Playa del Carmen 05:42 5:42 AM You –:–
18:42 6:42 PM
Taipei Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 05:50 · 🌙 17:33
05:42 5:42 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:42 · 🌙 18:29
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−13 h
Playa del Carmen is 13 h behind Taiwan.
When you, Taiwan 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
🇹🇼 Taiwan
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 | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 18:42 | 05:42 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Taipei Standard Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+8 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Taiwan | — | −13 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Taipei | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:50 | 06:42 |
| Sunset | 17:33 | 18:29 |
| Daylight | 11 h 43 min | 11 h 47 min |
| People on this clock | 23,409,323 | 149,923 |
Compare Taiwan with another city
More comparisons with Taiwan: the time zones next to it and the far side of the clock.
Big time differences
Taiwan and Playa del Carmen: common questions
How many hours behind Taiwan is Playa del Carmen?
The clocks in Playa del Carmen are 13 hours behind those in Taiwan (UTC−5 and UTC+8).
What time is it in Playa del Carmen when it is 9:00 AM in Taiwan?
When it is 9:00 AM in Taiwan, it is 8:00 PM (the previous day) in Playa del Carmen.
If it is 6:00 PM in Taiwan, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 6:00 PM in Taiwan, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 5:00 AM.
When is a good time to call Playa del Carmen from Taiwan?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) in Taiwan and in Playa del Carmen do not overlap. At 9:00 AM in Taiwan 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 Taiwan.
When does the date change in Playa del Carmen compared with Taiwan?
The new day starts in Playa del Carmen later: until 1:00 PM in Taiwan, it is still the previous day there. From 11:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, Taiwan is already on the next day.
Is the time difference between Taiwan and Playa del Carmen the same all year?
Yes. Neither Taiwan nor Playa del Carmen switches to summer time, so the gap is always 13 hours.
