Santa Cruz to Chiang Mai: time difference
Chiang Mai is 13 h ahead of Santa Cruz. 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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Santa Cruz 03:35 3:35 AM Chiang Mai 16:35 4:35 PM You –:–
03:35 3:35 AM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:32 · 🌙 17:26
16:35 4:35 PM
Indochina Time · UTC+7
☀️ 06:18 · 🌙 18:03
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+13 h
Chiang Mai is 13 h ahead of Santa Cruz.
When you, Santa Cruz 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
🇨🇷 Santa Cruz
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 | 🇨🇷 Santa Cruz | 🇹🇭 Chiang Mai |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 03:35 | 16:35 |
| Local date | Thursday, October 15, 2026 | Thursday, October 15, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central Standard Time | Indochina Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-6 | UTC+7 |
| Offset from Santa Cruz | — | +13 h |
| IANA zone | America/Costa Rica | Asia/Bangkok |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:32 | 06:18 |
| Sunset | 17:26 | 18:03 |
| Daylight | 11 h 54 min | 11 h 44 min |
| People on this clock | 1,665 | 127,240 |
Compare Santa Cruz with another city
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Santa Cruz and Chiang Mai: common questions
What is the time difference between Santa Cruz and Chiang Mai?
Chiang Mai is 13 hours ahead: it uses UTC+7, while Santa Cruz is on UTC−6.
If it is 9:00 AM in Santa Cruz, what time is it in Chiang Mai?
At 9:00 AM in Santa Cruz, clocks in Chiang Mai show 10:00 PM.
What time is it in Chiang Mai when it is 6:00 PM in Santa Cruz?
When it is 6:00 PM in Santa Cruz, it is 7:00 AM (the next day) in Chiang Mai.
When is a good time to call Chiang Mai from Santa Cruz?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) in Santa Cruz and in Chiang Mai do not overlap. At 9:00 AM in Santa Cruz 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 Santa Cruz.
When is it already the next day in Chiang Mai?
From 11:00 AM in Santa Cruz it is already the next day in Chiang Mai. The other way round, until 1:00 PM in Chiang Mai it is still the previous day in Santa Cruz.
Is the time difference between Santa Cruz and Chiang Mai the same all year?
Yes. Neither Santa Cruz nor Chiang Mai switches to summer time, so the gap is always 13 hours.
