Taizhou to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 13 h behind Taizhou. 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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Taizhou 11:45 11:45 AM Playa del Carmen 22:45 10:45 PM You –:–
11:45 11:45 AM
China Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 05:55 · 🌙 17:26
22:45 10:45 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:44 · 🌙 18:26
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−13 h
Playa del Carmen is 13 h behind Taizhou.
When you, Taizhou 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
🇨🇳 Taizhou
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 | 🇨🇳 Taizhou | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 11:45 | 22:45 |
| Local date | Thursday, October 15, 2026 | Wednesday, October 14, 2026 |
| Time zone | China Standard Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+8 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Taizhou | — | −13 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Shanghai | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:55 | 06:44 |
| Sunset | 17:26 | 18:26 |
| Daylight | 11 h 31 min | 11 h 42 min |
| People on this clock | 615,000 | 149,923 |
Compare Taizhou with another city
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Big time differences
Taizhou and Playa del Carmen: common questions
How far behind Taizhou is Playa del Carmen?
Playa del Carmen is 13 hours behind Taizhou: UTC−5 against UTC+8.
What time is it in Playa del Carmen when it is 9:00 AM in Taizhou?
When it is 9:00 AM in Taizhou, it is 8:00 PM (the previous day) in Playa del Carmen.
What time is it in Playa del Carmen at the end of the working day in Taizhou?
The working day in Taizhou ends at 6:00 PM; in Playa del Carmen it is 5:00 AM at that moment.
When do working hours in Taizhou and in Playa del Carmen overlap?
They don't: there are no shared working hours. The start of the day in Taizhou (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 Taizhou.
When is it still the previous day in Playa del Carmen?
Until 1:00 PM in Taizhou 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 Taizhou.
Is the time difference between Taizhou and Playa del Carmen the same all year?
Yes. Neither Taizhou nor Playa del Carmen switches to summer time, so the gap is always 13 hours.
