Thailand · ICT
Tue, 15 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Chiang Mai, Thailand runs on UTC+7. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+7 — daylight saving time is not observed. There is a 11-hour difference between Chiang Mai and New York. Standard working hours don't overlap at all with New York, so meetings need an early or late slot on one side. There is a 6-hour difference between Chiang Mai and London. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 3 hours a day with London. A good time to connect: 15:00–18:00 in Chiang Mai lines up with 09:00–12:00 in London. There is a 2-hour difference between Chiang Mai and Tokyo. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 7 hours a day with Tokyo. A good time to connect: 09:00–16:00 in Chiang Mai lines up with 11:00–18:00 in Tokyo. This timezone is also shared with cities such as Bangkok, Jakarta, Ho Chi Minh City. Keeping these offsets in mind makes it easier to schedule calls or travel to and from Chiang Mai.
Practical Info
Chiang Mai (Thailand) is home to roughly 1.2M people. Today brings about 13.2 hours of daylight: sunrise at 05:54, sunset at 19:06. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+7 — daylight saving time is not observed. It sits in the Northern Hemisphere, about 19° north of the equator. Traffic drives on the left.
Flag
Thailand
Capital
Bangkok
Continent
Asia
Time Zone
ICT · Asia/Bangkok
Coordinates
18.79°N, 98.98°E
Currency
THB (฿)
Calling Code
+66
Driving Side
Left
Hemisphere
Northern
Language
Thai
Measurement System
Metric
Did You Know?
Yi Peng releases thousands of paper lanterns over Chiang Mai each November, on a date set by the twelfth month of the Lanna lunar calendar. Flights in and out are restricted for the duration, for obvious reasons.
The clock: Chiang Mai keeps UTC+7. It was capital of the independent Lanna kingdom from 1296 until it was absorbed by Siam in the 18th century.
Annual Daylight
Working Hours
5h overlap