Time Difference Between Bangkok and New York
Bangkok is normally 12 hours ahead of New York.
This page shows the live time difference between Bangkok, Thailand and New York, United States. Bangkok uses the Asia/Bangkok time zone (UTC+7 standard) and New York uses America/New_York (UTC-5 standard), so Bangkok is normally 12 hours ahead of New York. Because New York observes daylight saving time, the exact gap can shift by an hour during the year. The clocks above update live, so you always see the current difference, which is handy for scheduling calls, meetings and travel between the two cities.
Bangkok
- Country
- Thailand
- Time zone
- Asia/Bangkok
- Standard offset
- UTC+7
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Current offset
- …
New York
- Country
- United States
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Standard offset
- UTC-5
- Daylight saving
- Observed
- Current offset
- …
Best time to schedule a meeting
Bangkok and New York have no overlapping working hours: when one city is in its 9 to 5, the other is outside it. To talk live, one side needs to take the call early or late, so asynchronous updates usually work better for this pair.
- Overlap
- None during standard working hours
Based on a 9:00 to 17:00 working day in each city. The window above updates live, so it already accounts for daylight saving in either city.
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Compare any other two places on the time difference hub, or open the interactive world time zone map to pin cities and compare live.
Frequently asked questions
What is the time difference between Bangkok and New York?
Bangkok is normally 12 hours ahead of New York (Bangkok is UTC+7, New York is UTC-5). Daylight saving time can change this by an hour, so the live clocks above always show the current difference.
Is Bangkok ahead of or behind New York?
Bangkok is ahead of New York by 12 hours under standard time.
Do Bangkok and New York use daylight saving time?
Bangkok stays on the same offset all year; New York observes daylight saving time.
What is the best time to schedule a meeting between Bangkok and New York?
There is no overlap between a standard 9 to 5 working day in Bangkok and in New York, so a live call means one side joining outside normal hours.