Bangkok keeps UTC+7 all year, 7 hours ahead of UTC. Bangkok does not use daylight saving time, so the offset never changes and the gap to any other fixed-offset city is the same in January as in July. The clock above is the live local time in Bangkok, Thailand, to the second.
Bangkok time converters
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Bangkok operates on the Asia/Bangkok time zone. Bangkok is on UTC+7 all year, 7 hours ahead of UTC. Located in Thailand at 13.75°N, 100.5°E, the city’s sunrise, sunset and day length shift through the year with the seasons. Whether you are scheduling a call with someone in Bangkok, planning travel, or coordinating remote work across time zones, the live clock above always shows the exact current time.
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Frequently asked questions
What time is it in Bangkok right now?
The clock above shows the exact local time in Bangkok, updated every second. Bangkok is on UTC+7 all year, 7 hours ahead of UTC.
What time zone is Bangkok in?
Bangkok, Thailand uses the Asia/Bangkok time zone. That is UTC+7 all year, and it does not change with the season.
Does Bangkok observe daylight saving time?
No. Bangkok stays on UTC+7 all year round, so the offset never changes and there is no clock change to plan around.
How far ahead or behind is Bangkok?
Bangkok is 7 hours ahead of UTC, every day of the year. Use the comparison list above to see the current time in major world cities relative to Bangkok.
Time difference between Bangkok and other cities
Working-hours overlap and the best time to call, for every Bangkok pair we cover.
Bangkok follows the Asia/Bangkok time zone, UTC+7 at mid-year. No daylight saving is observed, so the offset from UTC never changes. The zone abbreviation is +07 in January all year.
Time difference from Bangkok to major cities
Bangkok is 6 hours ahead of London
Bangkok is 11 hours ahead of New York
Bangkok is 14 hours ahead of Los Angeles
Bangkok is 5 hours ahead of Paris
Bangkok is 3 hours ahead of Dubai
Bangkok is 1 hour behind Singapore
Bangkok is 2 hours behind Tokyo
Bangkok is 3 hours behind Sydney
Differences use mid-year offsets; daylight saving in either city can shift them by an hour. For exact call windows use the Meeting Planner or the time-zone converter.
Sunrise lands around 05:35 (solar time) in June and about 06:24 in December. Day length is fairly stable through the year at this latitude, which keeps schedules predictable.
Approximate sunrise by month (solar time)
Jan 06:21
Feb 06:13
Mar 06:02
Apr 05:50
May 05:40
Jun 05:35
Jul 05:37
Aug 05:46
Sep 05:57
Oct 06:09
Nov 06:19
Dec 06:24
Values are computed from latitude for mid-month and shown in local solar time; clock time can differ up to an hour or more with daylight saving and position within the time zone.
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