Alajuela to Chiang Mai: time difference
Chiang Mai is 13 h ahead of Alajuela. 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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Alajuela 05:27 5:27 AM Chiang Mai 18:27 6:27 PM You –:–
05:27 5:27 AM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:26 · 🌙 17:20
18:27 6:27 PM
Indochina Time · UTC+7
☀️ 06:19 · 🌙 18:02
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+13 h
Chiang Mai is 13 h ahead of Alajuela.
When you, Alajuela and Chiang Mai are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇨🇷 Alajuela
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
🇹🇭 Chiang Mai
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 11 11 AM 12 12 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇨🇷 Alajuela | 🇹🇭 Chiang Mai |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 05:27 | 18:27 |
| Local date | Friday, October 16, 2026 | Friday, October 16, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central Standard Time | Indochina Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-6 | UTC+7 |
| Offset from Alajuela | — | +13 h |
| IANA zone | America/Costa Rica | Asia/Bangkok |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:26 | 06:19 |
| Sunset | 17:20 | 18:02 |
| Daylight | 11 h 54 min | 11 h 43 min |
| People on this clock | 50,000 | 127,240 |
Compare Alajuela with another city
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Alajuela and Chiang Mai: common questions
How many hours ahead of Alajuela is Chiang Mai?
The clocks in Chiang Mai are 13 hours ahead of those in Alajuela (UTC+7 and UTC−6).
If it is 9:00 AM in Alajuela, what time is it in Chiang Mai?
At 9:00 AM in Alajuela, clocks in Chiang Mai show 10:00 PM.
What time is it in Chiang Mai at the end of the working day in Alajuela?
The working day in Alajuela ends at 6:00 PM; in Chiang Mai it is 7:00 AM (the next day) at that moment.
Is there a time when both Alajuela and Chiang Mai are at work?
No, the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) do not overlap. When the day starts in Alajuela at 9:00 AM, it is 10:00 PM in Chiang Mai; the day in Chiang Mai starts at 8:00 PM (the previous day) in Alajuela time.
When does the date change in Chiang Mai compared with Alajuela?
The new day starts in Chiang Mai earlier: at 11:00 AM in Alajuela it is already midnight there. Until 1:00 PM in Chiang Mai, Alajuela is still on the previous day.
Is the time difference between Alajuela and Chiang Mai the same all year?
Yes. Neither Alajuela nor Chiang Mai switches to summer time, so the gap is always 13 hours.
