Arenal to Chiang Mai: time difference
Chiang Mai is 13 h ahead of Arenal. 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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Arenal 21:11 9:11 PM Chiang Mai 10:11 10:11 AM You –:–
21:11 9:11 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:28 · 🌙 17:23
10:11 10:11 AM
Indochina Time · UTC+7
☀️ 06:18 · 🌙 18:03
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+13 h
Chiang Mai is 13 h ahead of Arenal.
When you, Arenal 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
🇨🇷 Arenal
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 | 🇨🇷 Arenal | 🇹🇭 Chiang Mai |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 21:11 | 10:11 |
| Local date | Wednesday, October 14, 2026 | Thursday, October 15, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central Standard Time | Indochina Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-6 | UTC+7 |
| Offset from Arenal | — | +13 h |
| IANA zone | America/Costa Rica | Asia/Bangkok |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:28 | 06:18 |
| Sunset | 17:23 | 18:03 |
| Daylight | 11 h 55 min | 11 h 44 min |
| People on this clock | 2,300 | 127,240 |
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Arenal and Chiang Mai: common questions
What is the time difference between Arenal and Chiang Mai?
Chiang Mai is 13 hours ahead: it uses UTC+7, while Arenal is on UTC−6.
What time is it in Chiang Mai at the start of the working day in Arenal?
The working day in Arenal starts at 9:00 AM; in Chiang Mai it is 10:00 PM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Arenal, what time is it in Chiang Mai?
At 6:00 PM in Arenal, clocks in Chiang Mai show 7:00 AM (the next day).
When is a good time to call Chiang Mai from Arenal?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) in Arenal and in Chiang Mai do not overlap. At 9:00 AM in Arenal it is 10:00 PM in Chiang Mai; when the working day starts in Chiang Mai, it is 8:00 PM (the previous day) in Arenal.
From what time in Arenal is it tomorrow in Chiang Mai?
Once it is 11:00 AM in Arenal, the date in Chiang Mai has already changed. Until 1:00 PM in Chiang Mai, it is still the previous day in Arenal.
Does the time gap between Arenal and Chiang Mai change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Arenal nor in Chiang Mai, so the gap is 13 hours all year round.
