Chiang Mai to Santa Cruz: time difference
Santa Cruz 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
Drag along the band to read any hour in every place at once.
Chiang Mai 17:23 5:23 PM Santa Cruz 04:23 4:23 AM You –:–
17:23 5:23 PM
Indochina Time · UTC+7
☀️ 06:18 · 🌙 18:03
04:23 4:23 AM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:32 · 🌙 17:26
·
−13 h
Santa Cruz is 13 h behind Chiang Mai.
When you, Chiang Mai and Santa Cruz 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
🇨🇷 Santa Cruz
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
📍 Your time
- Asleep
- Early
- Working hours
- Evening
- Both working
- Right now
Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇹🇭 Chiang Mai | 🇨🇷 Santa Cruz |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 17:23 | 04:23 |
| Local date | Thursday, October 15, 2026 | Thursday, October 15, 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 | 06:18 | 05:32 |
| Sunset | 18:03 | 17:26 |
| Daylight | 11 h 44 min | 11 h 54 min |
| People on this clock | 127,240 | 1,665 |
Compare Chiang Mai with another city
More comparisons with Chiang Mai: the time zones next to it and the far side of the clock.
Big time differences
Chiang Mai and Santa Cruz: common questions
How far behind Chiang Mai is Santa Cruz?
Santa Cruz is 13 hours behind Chiang Mai: UTC−6 against UTC+7.
What time is it in Santa Cruz at the start of the working day in Chiang Mai?
The working day in Chiang Mai starts at 9:00 AM; in Santa Cruz it is 8:00 PM (the previous day) at that moment.
What time is it in Santa Cruz when it is 6:00 PM in Chiang Mai?
When it is 6:00 PM in Chiang Mai, it is 5:00 AM in Santa Cruz.
When do working hours in Chiang Mai and in Santa Cruz 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 Santa Cruz, and the start of the day in Santa Cruz is 10:00 PM in Chiang Mai.
When is it still the previous day in Santa Cruz?
Until 1:00 PM in Chiang Mai it is still the previous day in Santa Cruz. The other way round, from 11:00 AM in Santa Cruz it is already the next day in Chiang Mai.
Does the time difference between Chiang Mai and Santa Cruz change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 13 hours all year.
