Penang to Chiang Mai: time difference
Chiang Mai is 1 h behind Penang. 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.
Penang 08:56 8:56 AM Chiang Mai 07:56 7:56 AM You –:–
08:56 8:56 AM
Malaysia Time · UTC+8
☀️ 07:06 · 🌙 19:08
07:56 7:56 AM
Indochina Time · UTC+7
☀️ 06:17 · 🌙 18:07
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−1 h
Chiang Mai is 1 h behind Penang.
When you, Penang 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
🇲🇾 Penang
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 | 🇲🇾 Penang | 🇹🇭 Chiang Mai |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 08:56 | 07:56 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Malaysia Time | Indochina Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+8 | UTC+7 |
| Offset from Penang | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Kuala Lumpur | Asia/Bangkok |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 07:06 | 06:17 |
| Sunset | 19:08 | 18:07 |
| Daylight | 12 h 2 min | 11 h 49 min |
| People on this clock | 158,336 | 127,240 |
Compare Penang with another city
More comparisons with Penang: the time zones next to it and the far side of the clock.
Big time differences
Penang and Chiang Mai: common questions
How far behind Penang is Chiang Mai?
Chiang Mai is 1 hour behind Penang: UTC+7 against UTC+8.
If it is 9:00 AM in Penang, what time is it in Chiang Mai?
At 9:00 AM in Penang, clocks in Chiang Mai show 8:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Penang, what time is it in Chiang Mai?
At 6:00 PM in Penang, clocks in Chiang Mai show 5:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Chiang Mai from Penang?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Penang – 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 is it still the previous day in Chiang Mai?
Until 1:00 AM in Penang it is still the previous day in Chiang Mai. The other way round, from 11:00 PM in Chiang Mai it is already the next day in Penang.
Does the time gap between Penang and Chiang Mai change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Penang nor in Chiang Mai, so the gap is 1 hour all year round.
