Chiang Mai to Bocas del Toro: time difference
Bocas del Toro is 12 h behind Chiang Mai. 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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Chiang Mai 09:59 9:59 AM Bocas del Toro 21:59 9:59 PM You –:–
09:59 9:59 AM
Indochina Time · UTC+7
☀️ 06:17 · 🌙 18:07
21:59 9:59 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:18 · 🌙 18:16
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−12 h
Bocas del Toro is 12 h behind Chiang Mai.
When you, Chiang Mai and Bocas del Toro are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇹🇭 Chiang Mai
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
🇵🇦 Bocas del Toro
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 11 11 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇹🇭 Chiang Mai | 🇵🇦 Bocas del Toro |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 09:59 | 21:59 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Friday, October 9, 2026 |
| Time zone | Indochina Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+7 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Chiang Mai | — | −12 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Bangkok | America/Panama |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:17 | 06:18 |
| Sunset | 18:07 | 18:16 |
| Daylight | 11 h 49 min | 11 h 58 min |
| People on this clock | 127,240 | 159,228 |
Compare Chiang Mai with another city
More comparisons with Chiang Mai: the time zones next to it and the far side of the clock.
Big time differences
Chiang Mai and Bocas del Toro: common questions
What is the time difference between Chiang Mai and Bocas del Toro?
Bocas del Toro is 12 hours behind: it uses UTC−5, while Chiang Mai is on UTC+7.
If it is 9:00 AM in Chiang Mai, what time is it in Bocas del Toro?
At 9:00 AM in Chiang Mai, clocks in Bocas del Toro show 9:00 PM (the previous day).
What time is it in Bocas del Toro when it is 6:00 PM in Chiang Mai?
When it is 6:00 PM in Chiang Mai, it is 6:00 AM in Bocas del Toro.
When do working hours in Chiang Mai and in Bocas del Toro overlap?
They don't: there are no shared working hours. The start of the day in Chiang Mai (9:00 AM) is 9:00 PM (the previous day) in Bocas del Toro, and the start of the day in Bocas del Toro is 9:00 PM in Chiang Mai.
When is it still the previous day in Bocas del Toro?
Until 12:00 PM in Chiang Mai it is still the previous day in Bocas del Toro. The other way round, from 12:00 PM in Bocas del Toro it is already the next day in Chiang Mai.
Is the time difference between Chiang Mai and Bocas del Toro the same all year?
Yes. Neither Chiang Mai nor Bocas del Toro switches to summer time, so the gap is always 12 hours.
