Geographic position of Samut Prakan

Samut Prakan is located in the Northern Hemisphere and the Eastern Hemisphere. Its coordinates are 13.5976° N, 100.5972° E.

Samut Prakan lies in the tropical latitude zone. This latitude affects daylight length, seasonal variation and how local solar time compares with standard clock time.

Antipode of Samut Prakan

The point on Earth exactly opposite Samut Prakan is near Callao - when it's noon in Samut Prakan, it's close to midnight there.

Golden Hour & Blue Hour in Samut Prakan

Approximate times based on sunrise/sunset. Actual golden hour quality varies with weather and season.

Current Season in Samut Prakan

Samut Prakan is currently in Autumn. Autumn begins around September 22, which is 1 day from now.

Because Samut Prakan is in the Northern Hemisphere, its seasons run opposite to cities in the other hemisphere. When it is autumn here, places on the other side of the equator are experiencing the opposite season at the same time.

Longest & Shortest Day in Samut Prakan

In Samut Prakan, the longest day of the year falls around June 21 and lasts about 12h 55m. The shortest day falls around December 21 and lasts about 11h 19m, a difference of roughly 1h 36m between the two.

This seasonal swing depends on Samut Prakan's latitude: cities closer to the equator see little variation in daylight throughout the year, while cities farther from it, like Samut Prakan at 13.60° N, experience a much wider gap between summer and winter daylight.

Population Ranking of Samut Prakan

With a population of 388,920, Samut Prakan ranks as the 2nd most populous city in Thailand, out of 327 cities tracked on this site.

Daylight saving time in Samut Prakan

Samut Prakan uses the IANA time zone identifier Asia/Bangkok. The current local offset is UTC+7 / +07.

Samut Prakan does not observe daylight saving time in 2026. The UTC offset remains stable throughout the year.

Best Time to Call Samut Prakan

Business hours in Samut Prakan (9 AM-5 PM local time) fall at these local times elsewhere:

• New York: 10:00 PM (previous day) - 6:00 AM ( Outside normal hours)
• Los Angeles: 7:00 PM (previous day) - 3:00 AM ( Partial overlap)
• London: 3:00 AM - 11:00 AM ( Outside normal hours)
• Dubai: 6:00 AM - 2:00 PM ( Partial overlap)
• Mumbai: 7:30 AM - 3:30 PM ( Partial overlap)
• Tokyo: 11:00 AM - 7:00 PM ( Convenient)
• Sydney: 12:00 PM - 8:00 PM ( Partial overlap)

Times shown reflect current UTC offsets and may shift by up to an hour around daylight saving transitions.

Time now in other cities in Thailand

Public Holidays Affecting Samut Prakan

Official national holiday observed in Thailand.

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