Chiang Mai to Houston, TX: time difference
Houston, TX 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 09:03 9:03 AM Houston, TX 21:03 9:03 PM You –:–
09:03 9:03 AM
Indochina Time · UTC+7
☀️ 06:17 · 🌙 18:07
21:03 9:03 PM
Central Daylight Time · UTC-5
☀️ 07:20 · 🌙 18:59
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−12 h
Houston, TX is 12 h behind Chiang Mai.
When you, Chiang Mai and Houston, TX 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
🇺🇸 Houston, TX
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 | 🇺🇸 Houston, TX |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 09:03 | 21:03 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Friday, October 9, 2026 |
| Time zone | Indochina Time | Central Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+7 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Chiang Mai | — | −12 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Bangkok | America/Chicago |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC-6, Nov 1, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:17 | 07:20 |
| Sunset | 18:07 | 18:59 |
| Daylight | 11 h 49 min | 11 h 39 min |
| People on this clock | 127,240 | 2,304,580 |
Compare Chiang Mai with another city
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Chiang Mai and Houston, TX: common questions
What is the time difference between Chiang Mai and Houston, TX?
Houston is 12 hours behind: it uses UTC−5, while Chiang Mai is on UTC+7.
What time is it in Houston, TX, at the start of the working day in Chiang Mai?
The working day in Chiang Mai starts at 9:00 AM; in Houston it is 9:00 PM (the previous day) at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Chiang Mai, what time is it in Houston, TX?
At 6:00 PM in Chiang Mai, clocks in Houston show 6:00 AM.
When is a good time to call Houston, TX, from Chiang Mai?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) in Chiang Mai and in Houston do not overlap. At 9:00 AM in Chiang Mai it is 9:00 PM (the previous day) in Houston; when the working day starts in Houston, it is 9:00 PM in Chiang Mai.
Until what time in Chiang Mai is it still yesterday in Houston, TX?
Before 12:00 PM in Chiang Mai, the date in Houston has not changed yet. From 12:00 PM in Houston, it is already the next day in Chiang Mai.
Does the time difference between Chiang Mai and Houston, TX, change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Houston. From November 1, 2026, Houston will be 13 hours behind Chiang Mai.
