Taoyuan to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 13 h behind Taoyuan. 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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Taoyuan 09:31 9:31 AM Playa del Carmen 20:31 8:31 PM You –:–
09:31 9:31 AM
Taipei Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 05:55 · 🌙 17:26
20:31 8:31 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:45 · 🌙 18:23
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−13 h
Playa del Carmen is 13 h behind Taoyuan.
When you, Taoyuan 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
🇹🇼 Taoyuan
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 | 🇹🇼 Taoyuan | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 09:31 | 20:31 |
| Local date | Monday, October 19, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 2026 |
| Time zone | Taipei Standard Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+8 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Taoyuan | — | −13 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Taipei | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:55 | 06:45 |
| Sunset | 17:26 | 18:23 |
| Daylight | 11 h 31 min | 11 h 38 min |
| People on this clock | 2,147,763 | 149,923 |
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Taoyuan and Playa del Carmen: common questions
How far behind Taoyuan is Playa del Carmen?
Playa del Carmen is 13 hours behind Taoyuan: UTC−5 against UTC+8.
What time is it in Playa del Carmen at the start of the working day in Taoyuan?
The working day in Taoyuan starts at 9:00 AM; in Playa del Carmen it is 8:00 PM (the previous day) at that moment.
What time is it in Playa del Carmen at the end of the working day in Taoyuan?
The working day in Taoyuan ends at 6:00 PM; in Playa del Carmen it is 5:00 AM at that moment.
When do working hours in Taoyuan and in Playa del Carmen overlap?
They don't: there are no shared working hours. The start of the day in Taoyuan (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 Taoyuan.
Until what time in Taoyuan is it still yesterday in Playa del Carmen?
Before 1:00 PM in Taoyuan, the date in Playa del Carmen has not changed yet. From 11:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, it is already the next day in Taoyuan.
Is the time difference between Taoyuan and Playa del Carmen the same all year?
Yes. Neither Taoyuan nor Playa del Carmen switches to summer time, so the gap is always 13 hours.
