Cancun to Seattle, WA: time difference
Seattle, WA is 2 h behind Cancun. 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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Cancun 20:07 8:07 PM Seattle, WA 18:07 6:07 PM You –:–
20:07 8:07 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:41 · 🌙 18:29
18:07 6:07 PM
Pacific Daylight Time · UTC-7
☀️ 07:20 · 🌙 18:34
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−2 h
Seattle, WA is 2 h behind Cancun.
When you, Cancun 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
🇲🇽 Cancun
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 | 🇲🇽 Cancun | 🇺🇸 Seattle, WA |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 20:07 | 18:07 |
| Local date | Friday, October 9, 2026 | Friday, October 9, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern Standard Time | Pacific Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC-7 |
| Offset from Cancun | — | −2 h |
| IANA zone | America/Cancun | America/Los Angeles |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC-8, Nov 1, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:41 | 07:20 |
| Sunset | 18:29 | 18:34 |
| Daylight | 11 h 48 min | 11 h 14 min |
| People on this clock | 888,797 | 737,015 |
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Cancun and Seattle, WA: common questions
How many hours behind Cancun is Seattle, WA?
The clocks in Seattle are 2 hours behind those in Cancun (UTC−7 and UTC−5).
If it is 9:00 AM in Cancun, what time is it in Seattle, WA?
At 9:00 AM in Cancun, clocks in Seattle show 7:00 AM.
What time is it in Seattle, WA, at the end of the working day in Cancun?
The working day in Cancun ends at 6:00 PM; in Seattle it is 4:00 PM at that moment.
When do working hours in Cancun and in Seattle, WA, overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Cancun, which is 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Seattle.
When does the date change in Seattle, WA, compared with Cancun?
The new day starts in Seattle later: until 2:00 AM in Cancun, it is still the previous day there. From 10:00 PM in Seattle, Cancun is already on the next day.
Is the time difference between Cancun and Seattle, WA, the same all year?
No. Only Seattle switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From November 1, 2026, Seattle will be 3 hours behind Cancun.
