Time zone in Bangkok
Bangkok is on Indochina Time (UTC+7) all year, with no daylight saving time. Its identifier in the international time zone database is Asia/Bangkok: it is what your phone and computer use to show the right time there.
By the sun, noon in Bangkok falls at about 12:18 PM (on average over the year). The city lies at 100.50° east, and every degree of longitude shifts the sun by 4 minutes. Clock time is close to sun time here. See the sunrise and sunset times in Bangkok.
Time difference with major cities
When it is 12:00 PM (noon) in Bangkok, it is:
| City | January | July |
|---|---|---|
| New York | 12:00 AM | 1:00 AM |
| Los Angeles | 9:00 PM, day before | 10:00 PM, day before |
| London | 5:00 AM | 6:00 AM |
| Paris | 6:00 AM | 7:00 AM |
| Tokyo | 2:00 PM | 2:00 PM |
| Sydney | 4:00 PM | 3:00 PM |
The gap with New York, Los Angeles, London, Paris and Sydney changes by one hour during the year: these cities use daylight saving time, Bangkok does not.
Best time to call Bangkok from New York
To reach someone at work in Bangkok from New York: in January, the best window is from 9:00 PM to 10:00 PM in New York, which is 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM the next day in Bangkok. In July, the best window is from 7:00 AM to 9:00 AM in New York, which is 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM in Bangkok (outside strict office hours on one side).
Detailed time differences: Paris and Bangkok, Berlin and Bangkok. For any other city, use the time zone converter.