🇿🇦 Upington, South Africa
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- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Night
☀️ 05:53 · 🌙 18:48 · 12 h 54 min
Upington to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 7 h behind Upington. 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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Upington 02:17 2:17 AM Playa del Carmen 19:17 7:17 PM You –:–
02:17 2:17 AM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 05:53 · 🌙 18:48
19:17 7:17 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:46 · 🌙 18:22
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−7 h
Playa del Carmen is 7 h behind Upington.
When you, Upington 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
🇿🇦 Upington
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
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 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇿🇦 Upington | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 02:17 | 19:17 |
| Local date | Wednesday, October 21, 2026 | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 |
| Time zone | South Africa Standard Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Upington | — | −7 h |
| IANA zone | Africa/Johannesburg | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:53 | 06:46 |
| Sunset | 18:48 | 18:22 |
| Daylight | 12 h 54 min | 11 h 36 min |
| People on this clock | 74,834 | 149,923 |
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Upington and Playa del Carmen: common questions
How far behind Upington is Playa del Carmen?
Playa del Carmen is 7 hours behind Upington: UTC−5 against UTC+2.
If it is 9:00 AM in Upington, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 9:00 AM in Upington, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 2:00 AM.
What time is it in Playa del Carmen at the end of the working day in Upington?
The working day in Upington ends at 6:00 PM; in Playa del Carmen it is 11:00 AM at that moment.
Is there a time when both Upington and Playa del Carmen are at work?
Yes: from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Upington (9:00 AM to 11:00 AM in Playa del Carmen), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When does the date change in Playa del Carmen compared with Upington?
The new day starts in Playa del Carmen later: until 7:00 AM in Upington, it is still the previous day there. From 5:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, Upington is already on the next day.
Is the time difference between Upington and Playa del Carmen the same all year?
Yes. Neither Upington nor Playa del Carmen switches to summer time, so the gap is always 7 hours.
