Chiang Mai to Puntarenas: time difference
Puntarenas is 13 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 02:20 2:20 AM Puntarenas 13:20 1:20 PM You –:–
02:20 2:20 AM
Indochina Time · UTC+7
☀️ 06:19 · 🌙 18:01
13:20 1:20 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:28 · 🌙 17:22
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−13 h
Puntarenas is 13 h behind Chiang Mai.
When you, Chiang Mai and Puntarenas 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
🇨🇷 Puntarenas
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 10 10 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇹🇭 Chiang Mai | 🇨🇷 Puntarenas |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 02:20 | 13:20 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Saturday, October 17, 2026 |
| Time zone | Indochina Time | Central Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+7 | UTC-6 |
| Offset from Chiang Mai | — | −13 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Bangkok | America/Costa Rica |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:19 | 05:28 |
| Sunset | 18:01 | 17:22 |
| Daylight | 11 h 41 min | 11 h 54 min |
| People on this clock | 127,240 | 70,000 |
Compare Chiang Mai with another city
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Big time differences
Chiang Mai and Puntarenas: common questions
What is the time difference between Chiang Mai and Puntarenas?
Puntarenas is 13 hours behind: it uses UTC−6, while Chiang Mai is on UTC+7.
What time is it in Puntarenas when it is 9:00 AM in Chiang Mai?
When it is 9:00 AM in Chiang Mai, it is 8:00 PM (the previous day) in Puntarenas.
If it is 6:00 PM in Chiang Mai, what time is it in Puntarenas?
At 6:00 PM in Chiang Mai, clocks in Puntarenas show 5:00 AM.
When do working hours in Chiang Mai and in Puntarenas overlap?
They don't: there are no shared working hours. The start of the day in Chiang Mai (9:00 AM) is 8:00 PM (the previous day) in Puntarenas, and the start of the day in Puntarenas is 10:00 PM in Chiang Mai.
Until what time in Chiang Mai is it still yesterday in Puntarenas?
Before 1:00 PM in Chiang Mai, the date in Puntarenas has not changed yet. From 11:00 AM in Puntarenas, it is already the next day in Chiang Mai.
Does the time difference between Chiang Mai and Puntarenas change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 13 hours all year.
