Carolina to Seattle, WA: time difference
Seattle, WA is 3 h behind Carolina. 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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Carolina 04:38 4:38 AM Seattle, WA 01:38 1:38 AM You –:–
04:38 4:38 AM
Atlantic Standard Time · UTC-4
☀️ 06:17 · 🌙 18:06
01:38 1:38 AM
Pacific Daylight Time · UTC-7
☀️ 07:22 · 🌙 18:32
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−3 h
Seattle, WA is 3 h behind Carolina.
When you, Carolina 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
🇵🇷 Carolina
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
21 9 PM 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇵🇷 Carolina | 🇺🇸 Seattle, WA |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 04:38 | 01:38 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Atlantic Standard Time | Pacific Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-4 | UTC-7 |
| Offset from Carolina | — | −3 h |
| IANA zone | America/Puerto Rico | America/Los Angeles |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC-8, Nov 1, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:17 | 07:22 |
| Sunset | 18:06 | 18:32 |
| Daylight | 11 h 49 min | 11 h 11 min |
| People on this clock | 138,304 | 737,015 |
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Carolina and Seattle, WA: common questions
How many hours behind Carolina is Seattle, WA?
The clocks in Seattle are 3 hours behind those in Carolina (UTC−7 and UTC−4).
If it is 9:00 AM in Carolina, what time is it in Seattle, WA?
At 9:00 AM in Carolina, clocks in Seattle show 6:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Carolina, what time is it in Seattle, WA?
At 6:00 PM in Carolina, clocks in Seattle show 3:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Seattle, WA, from Carolina?
Between 12:00 PM and 6:00 PM in Carolina – that is 9:00 AM to 3:00 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 Carolina?
The new day starts in Seattle later: until 3:00 AM in Carolina, it is still the previous day there. From 9:00 PM in Seattle, Carolina is already on the next day.
Is the time difference between Carolina 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 4 hours behind Carolina.
