Chiang Mai to Tapachula: time difference
Tapachula 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 19:24 7:24 PM Tapachula 06:24 6:24 AM You –:–
19:24 7:24 PM
Indochina Time · UTC+7
☀️ 06:21 · 🌙 17:58
06:24 6:24 AM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 06:03 · 🌙 17:46
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−13 h
Tapachula is 13 h behind Chiang Mai.
When you, Chiang Mai and Tapachula 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
🇲🇽 Tapachula
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 | 🇲🇽 Tapachula |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 19:24 | 06:24 |
| Local date | Thursday, October 22, 2026 | Thursday, October 22, 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/Mexico City |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:21 | 06:03 |
| Sunset | 17:58 | 17:46 |
| Daylight | 11 h 37 min | 11 h 43 min |
| People on this clock | 127,240 | 217,550 |
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 Tapachula: common questions
What is the time difference between Chiang Mai and Tapachula?
Tapachula is 13 hours behind: it uses UTC−6, while Chiang Mai is on UTC+7.
If it is 9:00 AM in Chiang Mai, what time is it in Tapachula?
At 9:00 AM in Chiang Mai, clocks in Tapachula show 8:00 PM (the previous day).
If it is 6:00 PM in Chiang Mai, what time is it in Tapachula?
At 6:00 PM in Chiang Mai, clocks in Tapachula show 5:00 AM.
When is a good time to call Tapachula from Chiang Mai?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) in Chiang Mai and in Tapachula do not overlap. At 9:00 AM in Chiang Mai it is 8:00 PM (the previous day) in Tapachula; when the working day starts in Tapachula, it is 10:00 PM in Chiang Mai.
When does the date change in Tapachula compared with Chiang Mai?
The new day starts in Tapachula later: until 1:00 PM in Chiang Mai, it is still the previous day there. From 11:00 AM in Tapachula, Chiang Mai is already on the next day.
Is the time difference between Chiang Mai and Tapachula the same all year?
Yes. Neither Chiang Mai nor Tapachula switches to summer time, so the gap is always 13 hours.
