Time in Seattle
The current local time in Seattle, its time zone, and a converter to your own time.
Seattle is the largest city in the US Pacific Northwest on Pacific Time (PST/PDT), sharing the zone with California to the south.
Seattle uses UTC-8 in winter (standard time) and shifts to UTC-7 in summer when daylight saving time is active.
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FAQ
What time is it in Seattle right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Seattle, refreshed every second. Seattle is on UTC-8 in winter and UTC-7 in summer, and the clock is calculated directly from that official time zone so it always accounts for daylight saving time automatically.
What time zone is Seattle in?
Seattle uses UTC-8 in winter (standard time) and shifts to UTC-7 in summer when daylight saving time is active. The "compare to your time zone" section above converts any Seattle time into your own local time instantly.
Does Seattle observe daylight saving time?
Yes. Seattle moves its clocks forward by one hour in summer (to UTC-7) and back in winter (to UTC-8). This page recomputes the offset live, so the clock and conversions above are always correct for the current date without you needing to remember the switch dates.
How do I convert Seattle time to my time zone?
The converter above detects your device's time zone and shows, hour by hour, what a given Seattle time is where you are. For planning a call across several cities at once, open the World Clock meeting planner, which lays out a colour-coded 24-hour grid.
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