Birmingham, AL to Seattle, WA: time difference
Seattle, WA is 2 h behind Birmingham, AL. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
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Birmingham, AL 21:56 9:56 PM Seattle, WA 19:56 7:56 PM You –:–
21:56 9:56 PM
Central Daylight Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:48 · 🌙 18:22
19:56 7:56 PM
Pacific Daylight Time · UTC-7
☀️ 07:20 · 🌙 18:34
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−2 h
Seattle, WA is 2 h behind Birmingham, AL.
When you, Birmingham, AL 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
🇺🇸 Birmingham, AL
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
22 10 PM 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇺🇸 Birmingham, AL | 🇺🇸 Seattle, WA |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 21:56 | 19:56 |
| Local date | Friday, October 9, 2026 | Friday, October 9, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central Daylight Time | Pacific Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC-7 |
| Offset from Birmingham, AL | — | −2 h |
| IANA zone | America/Chicago | America/Los Angeles |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC-6, Nov 1, 01:00 | On summer time → UTC-8, Nov 1, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:48 | 07:20 |
| Sunset | 18:22 | 18:34 |
| Daylight | 11 h 35 min | 11 h 14 min |
| People on this clock | 200,733 | 737,015 |
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Birmingham, AL and Seattle, WA: common questions
What is the time difference between Birmingham, AL, and Seattle, WA?
Seattle is 2 hours behind: it uses UTC−7, while Birmingham is on UTC−5.
What time is it in Seattle, WA, when it is 9:00 AM in Birmingham, AL?
When it is 9:00 AM in Birmingham, it is 7:00 AM in Seattle.
If it is 6:00 PM in Birmingham, AL, what time is it in Seattle, WA?
At 6:00 PM in Birmingham, clocks in Seattle show 4:00 PM.
When do working hours in Birmingham, AL, and in Seattle, WA, overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Birmingham, which is 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Seattle.
Until what time in Birmingham, AL, is it still yesterday in Seattle, WA?
Before 2:00 AM in Birmingham, the date in Seattle has not changed yet. From 10:00 PM in Seattle, it is already the next day in Birmingham.
Is the time difference between Birmingham, AL, and Seattle, WA, the same all year?
Yes. Both places switch to summer time and back on the same dates, so the gap remains 2 hours.
