Tumba to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 6 h behind Tumba. 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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Tumba 21:18 9:18 PM Playa del Carmen 15:18 3:18 PM You –:–
21:18 9:18 PM
Central European Standard Time · UTC+1
☀️ 06:57 · 🌙 16:09
15:18 3:18 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:49 · 🌙 18:16
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−6 h
Playa del Carmen is 6 h behind Tumba.
When you, Tumba 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
🇸🇪 Tumba
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
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 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇸🇪 Tumba | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 21:18 | 15:18 |
| Local date | Wednesday, October 28, 2026 | Wednesday, October 28, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central European Standard Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+1 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Tumba | — | −6 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Stockholm | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | On standard time → UTC+2, Mar 28, 03:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:57 | 06:49 |
| Sunset | 16:09 | 18:16 |
| Daylight | 9 h 11 min | 11 h 27 min |
| People on this clock | 42,344 | 149,923 |
Compare Tumba with another city
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Big time differences
Tumba and Playa del Carmen: common questions
What is the time difference between Tumba and Playa del Carmen?
Playa del Carmen is 6 hours behind: it uses UTC−5, while Tumba is on UTC+1.
If it is 9:00 AM in Tumba, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 9:00 AM in Tumba, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 3:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Tumba, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 6:00 PM in Tumba, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 12:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Playa del Carmen from Tumba?
Between 3:00 PM and 6:00 PM in Tumba – that is 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM in Playa del Carmen – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it still the previous day in Playa del Carmen?
Until 6:00 AM in Tumba it is still the previous day in Playa del Carmen. The other way round, from 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen it is already the next day in Tumba.
Does the time gap between Tumba and Playa del Carmen change during the year?
Yes – daylight saving time is used in Tumba but not in Playa del Carmen. From March 28, 2027, Playa del Carmen will be 7 hours behind Tumba.
