Lake Forest, CA to Chiang Mai: time difference
Chiang Mai is 14 h ahead of Lake Forest, CA. 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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Lake Forest, CA 06:23 6:23 AM Chiang Mai 20:23 8:23 PM You –:–
06:23 6:23 AM
Pacific Daylight Time · UTC-7
☀️ 07:00 · 🌙 18:12
20:23 8:23 PM
Indochina Time · UTC+7
☀️ 06:20 · 🌙 17:59
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+14 h
Chiang Mai is 14 h ahead of Lake Forest, CA.
When you, Lake Forest, CA 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
🇺🇸 Lake Forest, CA
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
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 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇺🇸 Lake Forest, CA | 🇹🇭 Chiang Mai |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 06:23 | 20:23 |
| Local date | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 |
| Time zone | Pacific Daylight Time | Indochina Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-7 | UTC+7 |
| Offset from Lake Forest, CA | — | +14 h |
| IANA zone | America/Los Angeles | Asia/Bangkok |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC-8, Nov 1, 01:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 07:00 | 06:20 |
| Sunset | 18:12 | 17:59 |
| Daylight | 11 h 12 min | 11 h 39 min |
| People on this clock | 19,367 | 127,240 |
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Lake Forest, CA and Chiang Mai: common questions
How many hours ahead of Lake Forest, CA, is Chiang Mai?
The clocks in Chiang Mai are 14 hours ahead of those in Lake Forest (UTC+7 and UTC−7).
If it is 9:00 AM in Lake Forest, CA, what time is it in Chiang Mai?
At 9:00 AM in Lake Forest, clocks in Chiang Mai show 11:00 PM.
What time is it in Chiang Mai when it is 6:00 PM in Lake Forest, CA?
When it is 6:00 PM in Lake Forest, it is 8:00 AM (the next day) in Chiang Mai.
When do working hours in Lake Forest, CA, and in Chiang Mai overlap?
They don't: there are no shared working hours. The start of the day in Lake Forest (9:00 AM) is 11:00 PM in Chiang Mai, and the start of the day in Chiang Mai is 7:00 PM (the previous day) in Lake Forest.
When does the date change in Chiang Mai compared with Lake Forest, CA?
The new day starts in Chiang Mai earlier: at 10:00 AM in Lake Forest it is already midnight there. Until 2:00 PM in Chiang Mai, Lake Forest is still on the previous day.
Does the time gap between Lake Forest, CA, and Chiang Mai change during the year?
Yes – daylight saving time is used in Lake Forest but not in Chiang Mai. From November 1, 2026, Chiang Mai will be 15 hours ahead of Lake Forest.
