Tawau to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 13 h behind Tawau. 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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Tawau 04:47 4:47 AM Playa del Carmen 15:47 3:47 PM You –:–
04:47 4:47 AM
Malaysia Time · UTC+8
☀️ 05:54 · 🌙 17:54
15:47 3:47 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:46 · 🌙 18:22
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−13 h
Playa del Carmen is 13 h behind Tawau.
When you, Tawau 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
🇲🇾 Tawau
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 | 🇲🇾 Tawau | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 04:47 | 15:47 |
| Local date | Wednesday, October 21, 2026 | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 |
| Time zone | Malaysia Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+8 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Tawau | — | −13 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Kuching | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:54 | 06:46 |
| Sunset | 17:54 | 18:22 |
| Daylight | 12 h | 11 h 36 min |
| People on this clock | 420,806 | 149,923 |
Compare Tawau with another city
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Big time differences
Tawau and Playa del Carmen: common questions
How many hours behind Tawau is Playa del Carmen?
The clocks in Playa del Carmen are 13 hours behind those in Tawau (UTC−5 and UTC+8).
What time is it in Playa del Carmen at the start of the working day in Tawau?
The working day in Tawau starts at 9:00 AM; in Playa del Carmen it is 8:00 PM (the previous day) at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Tawau, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 6:00 PM in Tawau, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 5:00 AM.
Is there a time when both Tawau and Playa del Carmen are at work?
No, the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) do not overlap. When the day starts in Tawau at 9:00 AM, it is 8:00 PM (the previous day) in Playa del Carmen; the day in Playa del Carmen starts at 10:00 PM in Tawau time.
When is it still the previous day in Playa del Carmen?
Until 1:00 PM in Tawau 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 Tawau.
Does the time difference between Tawau and Playa del Carmen change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 13 hours all year.
