Takoradi to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 5 h behind Takoradi. 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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Takoradi 18:18 6:18 PM Playa del Carmen 13:18 1:18 PM You –:–
18:18 6:18 PM
Greenwich Mean Time · UTC+0
☀️ 05:53 · 🌙 17:53
13:18 1:18 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:45 · 🌙 18:24
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−5 h
Playa del Carmen is 5 h behind Takoradi.
When you, Takoradi 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
🇬🇭 Takoradi
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
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 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇬🇭 Takoradi | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 18:18 | 13:18 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 17, 2026 | Saturday, October 17, 2026 |
| Time zone | Greenwich Mean Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+0 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Takoradi | — | −5 h |
| IANA zone | Africa/Accra | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:53 | 06:45 |
| Sunset | 17:53 | 18:24 |
| Daylight | 12 h | 11 h 39 min |
| People on this clock | 539,548 | 149,923 |
Compare Takoradi with another city
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Big time differences
Takoradi and Playa del Carmen: common questions
How many hours behind Takoradi is Playa del Carmen?
The clocks in Playa del Carmen are 5 hours behind those in Takoradi (UTC−5 and UTC+0).
What time is it in Playa del Carmen at the start of the working day in Takoradi?
The working day in Takoradi starts at 9:00 AM; in Playa del Carmen it is 4:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Takoradi, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 6:00 PM in Takoradi, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 1:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Playa del Carmen from Takoradi?
Between 2:00 PM and 6:00 PM in Takoradi – that is 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM in Playa del Carmen – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When does the date change in Playa del Carmen compared with Takoradi?
The new day starts in Playa del Carmen later: until 5:00 AM in Takoradi, it is still the previous day there. From 7:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, Takoradi is already on the next day.
Does the time gap between Takoradi and Playa del Carmen change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Takoradi nor in Playa del Carmen, so the gap is 5 hours all year round.
