Kota Kinabalu to Chiang Mai: time difference
Chiang Mai is 1 h behind Kota Kinabalu. 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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Kota Kinabalu 10:40 10:40 AM Chiang Mai 09:40 9:40 AM You –:–
10:40 10:40 AM
Malaysia Time · UTC+8
☀️ 06:03 · 🌙 18:04
09:40 9:40 AM
Indochina Time · UTC+7
☀️ 06:17 · 🌙 18:07
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−1 h
Chiang Mai is 1 h behind Kota Kinabalu.
When you, Kota Kinabalu and Chiang Mai are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇲🇾 Kota Kinabalu
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
🇹🇭 Chiang Mai
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 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇲🇾 Kota Kinabalu | 🇹🇭 Chiang Mai |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 10:40 | 09:40 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Malaysia Time | Indochina Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+8 | UTC+7 |
| Offset from Kota Kinabalu | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Kuching | Asia/Bangkok |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:03 | 06:17 |
| Sunset | 18:04 | 18:07 |
| Daylight | 12 h 1 min | 11 h 49 min |
| People on this clock | 500,425 | 127,240 |
Compare Kota Kinabalu with another city
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Big time differences
Kota Kinabalu and Chiang Mai: common questions
How many hours behind Kota Kinabalu is Chiang Mai?
The clocks in Chiang Mai are 1 hour behind those in Kota Kinabalu (UTC+7 and UTC+8).
What time is it in Chiang Mai at the start of the working day in Kota Kinabalu?
The working day in Kota Kinabalu starts at 9:00 AM; in Chiang Mai it is 8:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Kota Kinabalu, what time is it in Chiang Mai?
At 6:00 PM in Kota Kinabalu, clocks in Chiang Mai show 5:00 PM.
Is there a time when both Kota Kinabalu and Chiang Mai are at work?
Yes: from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Kota Kinabalu (9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Chiang Mai), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
Until what time in Kota Kinabalu is it still yesterday in Chiang Mai?
Before 1:00 AM in Kota Kinabalu, the date in Chiang Mai has not changed yet. From 11:00 PM in Chiang Mai, it is already the next day in Kota Kinabalu.
Does the time difference between Kota Kinabalu and Chiang Mai change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 1 hour all year.
