Chiang Mai to Lake Forest, CA: time difference
Lake Forest, CA is 14 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 22:21 10:21 PM Lake Forest, CA 08:21 8:21 AM You –:–
22:21 10:21 PM
Indochina Time · UTC+7
☀️ 06:20 · 🌙 17:59
08:21 8:21 AM
Pacific Daylight Time · UTC-7
☀️ 07:00 · 🌙 18:12
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−14 h
Lake Forest, CA is 14 h behind Chiang Mai.
When you, Chiang Mai and Lake Forest, CA 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 Forest, CA
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 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇹🇭 Chiang Mai | 🇺🇸 Lake Forest, CA |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 22:21 | 08:21 |
| Local date | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 |
| Time zone | Indochina Time | Pacific Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+7 | UTC-7 |
| Offset from Chiang Mai | — | −14 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Bangkok | America/Los Angeles |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC-8, Nov 1, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:20 | 07:00 |
| Sunset | 17:59 | 18:12 |
| Daylight | 11 h 39 min | 11 h 12 min |
| People on this clock | 127,240 | 19,367 |
Compare Chiang Mai with another city
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Big time differences
Chiang Mai and Lake Forest, CA: common questions
How far behind Chiang Mai is Lake Forest, CA?
Lake Forest is 14 hours behind Chiang Mai: UTC−7 against UTC+7.
If it is 9:00 AM in Chiang Mai, what time is it in Lake Forest, CA?
At 9:00 AM in Chiang Mai, clocks in Lake Forest show 7:00 PM (the previous day).
What time is it in Lake Forest, CA, at the end of the working day in Chiang Mai?
The working day in Chiang Mai ends at 6:00 PM; in Lake Forest it is 4:00 AM at that moment.
Is there a time when both Chiang Mai and Lake Forest, CA, are at work?
No, the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) do not overlap. When the day starts in Chiang Mai at 9:00 AM, it is 7:00 PM (the previous day) in Lake Forest; the day in Lake Forest starts at 11:00 PM in Chiang Mai time.
When is it still the previous day in Lake Forest, CA?
Until 2:00 PM in Chiang Mai it is still the previous day in Lake Forest. The other way round, from 10:00 AM in Lake Forest it is already the next day in Chiang Mai.
Does the time difference between Chiang Mai and Lake Forest, CA, change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Lake Forest. From November 1, 2026, Lake Forest will be 15 hours behind Chiang Mai.
