Seattle
Washington, United States
Wednesday, 12th August 2026
- UTC offset
- UTC-7
- Time zone
- America/Los_AngelesPDT
- Sunrise
- 1:01 pm
- Sunset
- 3:26 am
- Daylight
- 14 hours 25 minutes179 seconds shorter than yesterday
- Daylight saving
- OnNext change in 80 days
Daylight saving in Seattle
Clocks go back 1 hour on Sunday, 1st November 2026, at 1:59 am local time (1:00 am after the change).
Right now Seattle is on PDT, UTC-7 — daylight saving time. That is 80 days away.
Seattle time to your time
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Time difference between Seattle and major cities
| City | Local time | 24h | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico City CST | 7:02 pm | 19:02 | 1 hour ahead |
| Chicago CDT | 8:02 pm | 20:02 | 2 hours ahead |
| New York City EDT | 9:02 pm | 21:02 | 3 hours ahead |
| Toronto EDT | 9:02 pm | 21:02 | 3 hours ahead |
| São Paulo UTC-3 | 10:02 pm | 22:02 | 4 hours ahead |
| London BST | 2:02 am Thu | 02:02 | 8 hours ahead |
| Paris CEST | 3:02 am Thu | 03:02 | 9 hours ahead |
| Berlin CEST | 3:02 am Thu | 03:02 | 9 hours ahead |
| Johannesburg SAST | 3:02 am Thu | 03:02 | 9 hours ahead |
| Moscow MSK | 4:02 am Thu | 04:02 | 10 hours ahead |
| Cairo EEST | 4:02 am Thu | 04:02 | 10 hours ahead |
| Dubai UTC+4 | 5:02 am Thu | 05:02 | 11 hours ahead |
| Delhi IST | 6:32 am Thu | 06:32 | 12 hours 30 minutes ahead |
| Shanghai CST | 9:02 am Thu | 09:02 | 15 hours ahead |
| Tokyo JST | 10:02 am Thu | 10:02 | 16 hours ahead |
| Sydney AEST | 11:02 am Thu | 11:02 | 17 hours ahead |
| Auckland NZST | 1:02 pm Thu | 13:02 | 19 hours ahead |
About Seattle
- Population
- 780995
- Coordinates
- 47.606, -122.332
- Region
- Washington, United States
- IANA zone
- America/Los_Angeles
- Solar noon
- 8:14 pm
Sunrise and sunset above are computed from these coordinates with the NOAA solar equations — not looked up from a table, and not the same as the neighbouring city's.
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Questions people ask
What time is it in Seattle right now?
It is 6:02 pm (18:02 on a 24-hour clock) on Wednesday, 12th August 2026 in Seattle. The clock on this page updates every second and is set from the server, not from your device, so it stays right even if your own clock has drifted.
What time zone is Seattle in?
Seattle uses the America/Los_Angeles time zone, currently PDT (UTC-7). That IANA identifier is the one to put in a calendar invite or a database column — abbreviations like PDT are ambiguous, IANA identifiers are not.
Is Seattle on daylight saving time right now?
Yes — Seattle is currently observing daylight saving time as PDT. Clocks go back 1 hour on Sunday, 1st November 2026, at 1:59 am local time (1:00 am after the change).
When do the clocks change in Seattle?
The next change is on Sunday, 1st November 2026. Clocks go back 1 hour on Sunday, 1st November 2026, at 1:59 am local time (1:00 am after the change). After that the offset becomes UTC-8.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Seattle today?
The sun rises at 6:01 am and sets at 8:26 pm today, giving 14 hours 25 minutes of daylight. That is 179 seconds shorter than yesterday.
How many hours ahead is Seattle of Auckland?
Seattle is 19 hours behind of Auckland. When it is 6:02 pm in Seattle, it is 1:02 pm in Auckland. The full comparison table on this page covers twenty major cities and recalculates itself whenever either end changes its clocks.
Where exactly is Seattle?
Seattle is in Washington, United States, at 47.61° N, 122.33° W, with a population of about 780,995. Those coordinates are what the sunrise and sunset times above are calculated from.