🇹🇭 Bangkok ↔ 🇺🇸 Chicago
Bangkok is usually 12 hours ahead of Chicago. Chicago observes daylight saving time and Bangkok does not, so the difference shifts by an hour around the changeovers.
Sunrise 5:53 AMSunset 6:49 PM(local)
Sunrise 5:17 AMSunset 8:30 PM(local)
🇹🇭 Bangkok
Dialing code+66
Population5,104,476
Coordinates13.75°N, 100.50°E
Elevation12 m
🇺🇸 Chicago
Dialing code+1
Population2,664,452
Coordinates41.85°N, 87.65°W
Elevation179 m
No comfortable common working hours — these cities barely overlap.
Working hours assumed 9:00–18:00.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the time difference between Bangkok and Chicago?
- Bangkok is 12 hours ahead of Chicago. Use the side-by-side clocks and the day/night strips above to convert any hour between them.
- When is the best time to call between Bangkok and Chicago?
- There is no hour when standard working hours (9:00–18:00) overlap in both Bangkok and Chicago, so any call falls outside business hours for at least one side.
- Why does the time difference between Bangkok and Chicago change?
- Because at least one of Bangkok and Chicago observes daylight saving time, the difference shifts by an hour when one city changes its clocks and the other has not yet (or does not).