Arenal to Seattle, WA: time difference
Seattle, WA is 1 h behind Arenal. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Arenal 02:57 2:57 AM Seattle, WA 01:57 1:57 AM You –:–
02:57 2:57 AM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:28 · 🌙 17:22
01:57 1:57 AM
Pacific Daylight Time · UTC-7
☀️ 07:29 · 🌙 18:23
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−1 h
Seattle, WA is 1 h behind Arenal.
When you, Arenal and Seattle, WA are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇨🇷 Arenal
0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM
🇺🇸 Seattle, WA
23 11 PM 0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇨🇷 Arenal | 🇺🇸 Seattle, WA |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 02:57 | 01:57 |
| Local date | Thursday, October 15, 2026 | Thursday, October 15, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central Standard Time | Pacific Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-6 | UTC-7 |
| Offset from Arenal | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Costa Rica | America/Los Angeles |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC-8, Nov 1, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 05:28 | 07:29 |
| Sunset | 17:22 | 18:23 |
| Daylight | 11 h 54 min | 10 h 54 min |
| People on this clock | 2,300 | 737,015 |
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Arenal and Seattle, WA: common questions
How far behind Arenal is Seattle, WA?
Seattle is 1 hour behind Arenal: UTC−7 against UTC−6.
If it is 9:00 AM in Arenal, what time is it in Seattle, WA?
At 9:00 AM in Arenal, clocks in Seattle show 8:00 AM.
What time is it in Seattle, WA, at the end of the working day in Arenal?
The working day in Arenal ends at 6:00 PM; in Seattle it is 5:00 PM at that moment.
When is a good time to call Seattle, WA, from Arenal?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Arenal – that is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Seattle – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When does the date change in Seattle, WA, compared with Arenal?
The new day starts in Seattle later: until 1:00 AM in Arenal, it is still the previous day there. From 11:00 PM in Seattle, Arenal is already on the next day.
Does the time gap between Arenal and Seattle, WA, change during the year?
Yes – daylight saving time is used in Seattle but not in Arenal. From November 1, 2026, Seattle will be 2 hours behind Arenal.
