San Jose to Chiang Mai: time difference
Chiang Mai is 13 h ahead of San Jose. 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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San Jose 21:54 9:54 PM Chiang Mai 10:54 10:54 AM You –:–
21:54 9:54 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:25 · 🌙 17:23
10:54 10:54 AM
Indochina Time · UTC+7
☀️ 06:17 · 🌙 18:07
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+13 h
Chiang Mai is 13 h ahead of San Jose.
When you, San Jose and Chiang Mai are all at the desk
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Working hours
🇨🇷 San Jose
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
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 11 11 AM 12 12 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇨🇷 San Jose | 🇹🇭 Chiang Mai |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 21:54 | 10:54 |
| Local date | Friday, October 9, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central Standard Time | Indochina Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-6 | UTC+7 |
| Offset from San Jose | — | +13 h |
| IANA zone | America/Costa Rica | Asia/Bangkok |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:25 | 06:17 |
| Sunset | 17:23 | 18:07 |
| Daylight | 11 h 58 min | 11 h 49 min |
| People on this clock | 342,188 | 127,240 |
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San Jose and Chiang Mai: common questions
What is the time difference between San Jose and Chiang Mai?
Chiang Mai is 13 hours ahead: it uses UTC+7, while San Jose is on UTC−6.
If it is 9:00 AM in San Jose, what time is it in Chiang Mai?
At 9:00 AM in San Jose, clocks in Chiang Mai show 10:00 PM.
If it is 6:00 PM in San Jose, what time is it in Chiang Mai?
At 6:00 PM in San Jose, clocks in Chiang Mai show 7:00 AM (the next day).
When is a good time to call Chiang Mai from San Jose?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) in San Jose and in Chiang Mai do not overlap. At 9:00 AM in San Jose it is 10:00 PM in Chiang Mai; when the working day starts in Chiang Mai, it is 8:00 PM (the previous day) in San Jose.
When does the date change in Chiang Mai compared with San Jose?
The new day starts in Chiang Mai earlier: at 11:00 AM in San Jose it is already midnight there. Until 1:00 PM in Chiang Mai, San Jose is still on the previous day.
Is the time difference between San Jose and Chiang Mai the same all year?
Yes. Neither San Jose nor Chiang Mai switches to summer time, so the gap is always 13 hours.
