Yiwu to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 13 h behind Yiwu. 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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Yiwu 15:19 3:19 PM Playa del Carmen 02:19 2:19 AM You –:–
15:19 3:19 PM
China Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 06:01 · 🌙 17:31
02:19 2:19 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:44 · 🌙 18:25
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−13 h
Playa del Carmen is 13 h behind Yiwu.
When you, Yiwu 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
🇨🇳 Yiwu
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 | 🇨🇳 Yiwu | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 15:19 | 02:19 |
| Local date | Thursday, October 15, 2026 | Thursday, October 15, 2026 |
| Time zone | China Standard Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+8 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Yiwu | — | −13 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Shanghai | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:01 | 06:44 |
| Sunset | 17:31 | 18:25 |
| Daylight | 11 h 30 min | 11 h 41 min |
| People on this clock | 1,234,015 | 149,923 |
Compare Yiwu with another city
More comparisons with Yiwu: the time zones next to it and the far side of the clock.
Big time differences
Yiwu and Playa del Carmen: common questions
How far behind Yiwu is Playa del Carmen?
Playa del Carmen is 13 hours behind Yiwu: UTC−5 against UTC+8.
If it is 9:00 AM in Yiwu, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 9:00 AM in Yiwu, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 8:00 PM (the previous day).
What time is it in Playa del Carmen at the end of the working day in Yiwu?
The working day in Yiwu ends at 6:00 PM; in Playa del Carmen it is 5:00 AM at that moment.
When do working hours in Yiwu and in Playa del Carmen overlap?
They don't: there are no shared working hours. The start of the day in Yiwu (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 Yiwu.
When is it still the previous day in Playa del Carmen?
Until 1:00 PM in Yiwu 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 Yiwu.
Is the time difference between Yiwu and Playa del Carmen the same all year?
Yes. Neither Yiwu nor Playa del Carmen switches to summer time, so the gap is always 13 hours.
