Kuching to Chiang Mai: time difference
Chiang Mai is 1 h behind Kuching. 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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Kuching 08:55 8:55 AM Chiang Mai 07:55 7:55 AM You –:–
08:55 8:55 AM
Malaysia Time · UTC+8
☀️ 06:24 · 🌙 18:29
07:55 7:55 AM
Indochina Time · UTC+7
☀️ 06:17 · 🌙 18:07
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−1 h
Chiang Mai is 1 h behind Kuching.
When you, Kuching 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
🇲🇾 Kuching
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 | 🇲🇾 Kuching | 🇹🇭 Chiang Mai |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 08:55 | 07:55 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Malaysia Time | Indochina Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+8 | UTC+7 |
| Offset from Kuching | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Kuching | Asia/Bangkok |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:24 | 06:17 |
| Sunset | 18:29 | 18:07 |
| Daylight | 12 h 5 min | 11 h 49 min |
| People on this clock | 349,147 | 127,240 |
Compare Kuching with another city
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Big time differences
Kuching and Chiang Mai: common questions
How far behind Kuching is Chiang Mai?
Chiang Mai is 1 hour behind Kuching: UTC+7 against UTC+8.
If it is 9:00 AM in Kuching, what time is it in Chiang Mai?
At 9:00 AM in Kuching, clocks in Chiang Mai show 8:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Kuching, what time is it in Chiang Mai?
At 6:00 PM in Kuching, clocks in Chiang Mai show 5:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Chiang Mai from Kuching?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Kuching – that is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Chiang Mai – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When does the date change in Chiang Mai compared with Kuching?
The new day starts in Chiang Mai later: until 1:00 AM in Kuching, it is still the previous day there. From 11:00 PM in Chiang Mai, Kuching is already on the next day.
Does the time difference between Kuching and Chiang Mai change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 1 hour all year.
