Chiang Mai to Palm Desert, CA: time difference
Palm Desert, 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
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Chiang Mai 20:13 8:13 PM Palm Desert, CA 06:13 6:13 AM You –:–
20:13 8:13 PM
Indochina Time · UTC+7
☀️ 06:19 · 🌙 18:01
06:13 6:13 AM
Pacific Daylight Time · UTC-7
☀️ 06:53 · 🌙 18:09
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−14 h
Palm Desert, CA is 14 h behind Chiang Mai.
When you, Chiang Mai and Palm Desert, 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
🇺🇸 Palm Desert, 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 | 🇺🇸 Palm Desert, CA |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 20:13 | 06:13 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 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 | 06:19 | 06:53 |
| Sunset | 18:01 | 18:09 |
| Daylight | 11 h 41 min | 11 h 16 min |
| People on this clock | 127,240 | 51,163 |
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Chiang Mai and Palm Desert, CA: common questions
How far behind Chiang Mai is Palm Desert, CA?
Palm Desert 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 Palm Desert, CA?
At 9:00 AM in Chiang Mai, clocks in Palm Desert show 7:00 PM (the previous day).
What time is it in Palm Desert, CA, when it is 6:00 PM in Chiang Mai?
When it is 6:00 PM in Chiang Mai, it is 4:00 AM in Palm Desert.
When is a good time to call Palm Desert, CA, from Chiang Mai?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) in Chiang Mai and in Palm Desert do not overlap. At 9:00 AM in Chiang Mai it is 7:00 PM (the previous day) in Palm Desert; when the working day starts in Palm Desert, it is 11:00 PM in Chiang Mai.
When is it still the previous day in Palm Desert, CA?
Until 2:00 PM in Chiang Mai it is still the previous day in Palm Desert. The other way round, from 10:00 AM in Palm Desert it is already the next day in Chiang Mai.
Is the time difference between Chiang Mai and Palm Desert, CA, the same all year?
No. Only Palm Desert switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From November 1, 2026, Palm Desert will be 15 hours behind Chiang Mai.
