Chiang Mai to Lake Charles, LA: time difference
Lake Charles, LA 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 15:56 3:56 PM Lake Charles, LA 03:56 3:56 AM You –:–
15:56 3:56 PM
Indochina Time · UTC+7
☀️ 06:17 · 🌙 18:06
03:56 3:56 AM
Central Daylight Time · UTC-5
☀️ 07:13 · 🌙 18:48
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−12 h
Lake Charles, LA is 12 h behind Chiang Mai.
When you, Chiang Mai and Lake Charles, LA 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
🇺🇸 Lake Charles, LA
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 | 🇺🇸 Lake Charles, LA |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 15:56 | 03:56 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 11, 2026 | Sunday, October 11, 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 | 07:13 |
| Sunset | 18:06 | 18:48 |
| Daylight | 11 h 48 min | 11 h 35 min |
| People on this clock | 127,240 | 84,872 |
Compare Chiang Mai with another city
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Chiang Mai and Lake Charles, LA: common questions
How many hours behind Chiang Mai is Lake Charles, LA?
The clocks in Lake Charles are 12 hours behind those in Chiang Mai (UTC−5 and UTC+7).
If it is 9:00 AM in Chiang Mai, what time is it in Lake Charles, LA?
At 9:00 AM in Chiang Mai, clocks in Lake Charles show 9:00 PM (the previous day).
If it is 6:00 PM in Chiang Mai, what time is it in Lake Charles, LA?
At 6:00 PM in Chiang Mai, clocks in Lake Charles show 6:00 AM.
When do working hours in Chiang Mai and in Lake Charles, LA, 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 Lake Charles, and the start of the day in Lake Charles is 9:00 PM in Chiang Mai.
When is it still the previous day in Lake Charles, LA?
Until 12:00 PM in Chiang Mai it is still the previous day in Lake Charles. The other way round, from 12:00 PM in Lake Charles it is already the next day in Chiang Mai.
Does the time gap between Chiang Mai and Lake Charles, LA, change during the year?
Yes – daylight saving time is used in Lake Charles but not in Chiang Mai. From November 1, 2026, Lake Charles will be 13 hours behind Chiang Mai.
