Current Time in Seattle
The clock shows Seattle time to the second. Washington State uses Pacific Time, labeled PST in winter and PDT in summer.
Current time in Seattle
- IANA zone
- Current time in Seattle
Seattle runs on Pacific Time: UTC−8 in winter, UTC−7 from March to November. It changes clocks with the rest of the US.
Pacific Time in Washington State
- IANA zone
- America/Los_Angeles
- Standard time
- PST · UTC−8
- Daylight saving time
- PDT · UTC−7
- Clocks go forward
- Sun, March 8, 2026 at 2:00 AM local time
- Clocks go back
- Sun, November 1, 2026 at 2:00 AM local time
- Clocks go forward
- Sun, March 14, 2027 at 2:00 AM local time
- Clocks go back
- Sun, November 7, 2027 at 2:00 AM local time
The US daylight saving rule applies in Washington: clocks go forward at 2:00 AM on the second Sunday in March and back at 2:00 AM on the first Sunday in November, as the US Department of Transportation's daylight saving page sets out.
Washington passed a law in 2019 to move to permanent daylight time, but federal law allows states to opt out of daylight saving, not to stay on it all year. Until Congress acts, Seattle keeps changing.
Seattle and Vancouver now split in winter
British Columbia adopted permanent UTC−7 in 2026 and did not turn its clocks back in November. From November to March, Vancouver is one hour ahead of Seattle; from March to November the two match again. Check the time for cross-border trips, ferries and calls.
- Source: the Government of British Columbia.
Seattle compared with other cities
| City | In January | In July |
|---|---|---|
| Honolulu | −2 | −3 |
| Anchorage | −1 | −1 |
| Denver | +1 | +1 |
| Vancouver | +1 | 0 |
| Houston | +2 | +2 |
| Lima | +3 | +2 |
| Toronto | +3 | +3 |
| Washington, D.C. | +3 | +3 |
| Buenos Aires | +5 | +4 |
| São Paulo | +5 | +4 |
| London | +8 | +8 |
| Amsterdam | +9 | +9 |
| Berlin | +9 | +9 |
| Madrid | +9 | +9 |
| Paris | +9 | +9 |
| Zurich | +9 | +9 |
| Athens | +10 | +10 |
| Cairo | +10 | +10 |
| Johannesburg | +10 | +9 |
| Doha | +11 | +10 |
| Nairobi | +11 | +10 |
| Riyadh | +11 | +10 |
| Dubai | +12 | +11 |
| Delhi | +13:30 | +12:30 |
| Dhaka | +14 | +13 |
| Ho Chi Minh City | +15 | +14 |
| Kuala Lumpur | +16 | +15 |
| Manila | +16 | +15 |
| Perth | +16 | +15 |
| Shanghai | +16 | +15 |
| Taipei | +16 | +15 |
| Seoul | +17 | +16 |
| Brisbane | +18 | +17 |
| Melbourne | +19 | +17 |
| Sydney | +19 | +17 |
Hours to add to the time in Seattle; a minus sign means the other city is behind
With other US cities the gap is fixed: Denver is one hour ahead, Houston two and Washington, D.C., three. Europe moves: London is eight hours ahead for most of the year and seven in the short spells in March and around the start of November, when the US and UK change on different Sundays.
For the hour grid against the East Coast, open the PST to EST converter; against Japan, the PST to JST converter.
Daylight in Seattle varies a lot. At about 47.6° north, the city gets around 16 hours of daylight in late June and about 8.5 hours in late December, with December sunsets near 4:20 PM. That is why many Washingtonians favor permanent daylight time: an extra hour of evening light in winter.
Seattle time questions
Is Seattle on PST or PDT?
Check the clock label. Seattle uses PDT (UTC−7) from the second Sunday in March to the first Sunday in November and PST (UTC−8) the rest of the year.
Is Seattle on the same time as Vancouver?
From March to November, yes. British Columbia stopped changing its clocks in 2026 and stays on UTC−7, so in winter Vancouver is one hour ahead of Seattle.
Is Seattle the same time as Los Angeles?
Yes. Washington, Oregon and California all use Pacific Time and change on the same dates.
What is the time difference between Seattle and New York?
Three hours, all year, with New York ahead.
Has Washington voted for permanent daylight time?
The state legislature passed a law in 2019 to keep daylight time all year, but it can take effect only if Congress allows it.