Time in Bangkok, Thailand 🇹🇭
The current local time in Bangkok, Thailand is shown below — the city is in the Asia/Bangkok time zone (UTC +07:00).
Bangkok local time
Thursday, 22 October 2026 GMT+7
Bangkok at a glance
- Time zone
Asia/Bangkok- UTC offset now
- +07:00 GMT+7
- Daylight saving
- No · UTC +07:00 all year
- Coordinates
- 13.76° N, 100.50° E
- Population
- 10,539,000
- Country
- Thailand · ISO TH
- Dialing code
- +66
- Currency
- Thai Baht (THB)
- Work week
- Monday to Friday
- Drives on the
- Left
Bangkok right now
Time difference
Bangkok is shown here relative to your device's time zone.
Planning a call? Compare hours side by side in the time zone converter.
Upcoming public holidays
- King Chulalongkorn Day Fri, Oct 23, 2026
- King Bhumibol Adulyadej's Birthday Sat, Dec 5, 2026
- Constitution Day Thu, Dec 10, 2026
- New Year's Eve Thu, Dec 31, 2026
Sun today
Sunrise 06:10 · Sunset 17:56
Day length 11h 45m · twilight and monthly table →
Bangkok time vs. UTC
A 09:00–17:00 working day in Bangkok overlaps with 09:00–17:00 UTC from 16:00 to 17:00 Bangkok time. Open this page in your browser and the second row switches to your own time zone.
| Bangkok | 00:00 | 01:00 | 02:00 | 03:00 | 04:00 | 05:00 | 06:00 | 07:00 | 08:00 | 09:00 | 10:00 | 11:00 | 12:00 | 13:00 | 14:00 | 15:00 | 16:00 | 17:00 | 18:00 | 19:00 | 20:00 | 21:00 | 22:00 | 23:00 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UTC | 17:00 | 18:00 | 19:00 | 20:00 | 21:00 | 22:00 | 23:00 | 00:00 | 01:00 | 02:00 | 03:00 | 04:00 | 05:00 | 06:00 | 07:00 | 08:00 | 09:00 | 10:00 | 11:00 | 12:00 | 13:00 | 14:00 | 15:00 | 16:00 |
- Office hours 09–17
- Awake, off work
- Night 22–07
Bangkok vs. major cities
How far Bangkok is from the world's main business centres right now, what time it is there when the working day starts in Bangkok, and which hours of a 09:00–17:00 day the two places share. Daylight saving changes are applied automatically.
| City | Difference | At 09:00 in Bangkok | Shared office hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York · United States | −11 h | 22:00 (prev. day) | None |
| Los Angeles · United States | −14 h | 19:00 (prev. day) | None |
| São Paulo · Brazil | −10 h | 23:00 (prev. day) | None |
| London · United Kingdom | −6 h | 03:00 | 15:00–17:00 |
| Paris · France | −5 h | 04:00 | 14:00–17:00 |
| Johannesburg · South Africa | −5 h | 04:00 | 14:00–17:00 |
| Dubai · United Arab Emirates | −3 h | 06:00 | 12:00–17:00 |
| Delhi · India | −1:30 h | 07:30 | 10:30–17:00 |
| Singapore · Singapore | +1 h | 10:00 | 09:00–16:00 |
| Beijing · China | +1 h | 10:00 | 09:00–16:00 |
Shared office hours are shown in Bangkok time. Compare any set of cities hour by hour in the time zone converter, or pick a slot that suits everyone with the event planner.
Cities near Bangkok
The closest places to Bangkok among the cities we track, measured in a straight line from the city centre. Some of them keep a different clock, so check the time difference before crossing a border or booking a call.
| City | Distance | Time difference |
|---|---|---|
| Phnom Penh · Cambodia | 540 km (330 mi) southeast | Same time |
| Ho Chi Minh City · Vietnam | 740 km (460 mi) southeast | Same time |
| Hanoi · Vietnam | 990 km (610 mi) northeast | Same time |
| Kuala Lumpur · Malaysia | 1,190 km (740 mi) south | +1 h |
| Singapore · Singapore | 1,430 km (890 mi) south | +1 h |
| Dhaka · Bangladesh | 1,540 km (960 mi) northwest | −1 h |
| Kolkata · India | 1,610 km (1,000 mi) northwest | −1:30 h |
| Guangzhou · China | 1,700 km (1,060 mi) northeast | +1 h |
Distances are great-circle distances. A plus sign means the other city is ahead of Bangkok.
Clock time vs. sun time in Bangkok
Bangkok's standard offset, UTC +07:00, is based on the 105° E meridian; the city itself lies at 100.50° E, 4.5° west of it. In standard time its clocks run about 18 min ahead of the sun. Solar noon — when the sun is highest — falls between 12:02 (around 29 October) and 12:33 (around 5 February) on the clock.
How dates and times are written in Bangkok
- Short date
- 22/10/2569 · DD/MM/YYYY
- Long date
- 22 ตุลาคม 2569
- Time
- 15:30 · 24-hour clock
- Week starts on
- Sunday
- Calendar
- Thai Buddhist calendar (Gregorian year + 543)
Examples show 22 October 2026 at 15:30 using the Unicode CLDR conventions for th-TH, Thailand's most common locale. Businesses and English-language sources may use other formats.
Clock changes in Bangkok
Bangkok has kept the same UTC +07:00 offset without daylight saving time since at least 1970.
No clock changes are scheduled in 2026 or 2027: Bangkok stays on UTC +07:00 all year.
Source: IANA tz database, as shipped with the Unicode ICU library.
Daylight in Bangkok through the year
The longest day in Bangkok is 22 June with 12h 56m of daylight; the shortest is 22 December with 11h 19m. Day length swings by 1 h 37 min over the year. The earliest sunrise is at 05:50 on 28 May and the latest sunset at 18:51 on 6 July — not on the solstice itself, because solar noon drifts through the year.
Frequently asked questions
What time zone is Bangkok in?
Bangkok uses the Asia/Bangkok time zone: UTC +07:00 all year round.
Does Bangkok observe daylight saving time?
No. Bangkok has not used daylight saving time since at least 1970.
When is the longest day of the year in Bangkok?
Around 22 June, with 12h 56m of daylight. The shortest day is around 22 December, with 11h 19m.
What is the dialing code for Bangkok?
To call Bangkok from abroad, dial your international access code, then Thailand's country code +66, then the local number without its leading trunk prefix.
What are normal working days in Bangkok?
The standard work week in Thailand runs Monday to Friday, with the weekend on Saturday and Sunday. Keep this in mind when scheduling calls from countries with a different weekend.
What is the nearest city to Bangkok on a different time?
Of the 189 cities we track, the closest one keeping a different clock is Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, about 1,190 km (740 mi) to the south. It is 1 h ahead of Bangkok.
How are dates and times written in Bangkok?
Following the th-TH conventions in the Unicode CLDR, a short date is written DD/MM/YYYY (22/10/2569) and times usually use the 24-hour clock (15:30). Calendars start the week on Sunday. The default local calendar is the Thai Buddhist calendar (Gregorian year + 543), so local years differ from the Gregorian year.
Explore more for Bangkok
Everything else we track for Bangkok: daylight, weather, the country overview, and the exact time-zone references.