Iowa City, IA to Seattle, WA: time difference
Seattle, WA is 2 h behind Iowa City, IA. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
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Iowa City, IA 13:51 1:51 PM Seattle, WA 11:51 11:51 AM You –:–
13:51 1:51 PM
Central Daylight Time · UTC-5
☀️ 07:23 · 🌙 18:20
11:51 11:51 AM
Pacific Daylight Time · UTC-7
☀️ 07:35 · 🌙 18:15
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−2 h
Seattle, WA is 2 h behind Iowa City, IA.
When you, Iowa City, IA 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
🇺🇸 Iowa City, IA
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 | 🇺🇸 Iowa City, IA | 🇺🇸 Seattle, WA |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 13:51 | 11:51 |
| Local date | Monday, October 19, 2026 | Monday, October 19, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central Daylight Time | Pacific Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC-7 |
| Offset from Iowa City, IA | — | −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 | 07:23 | 07:35 |
| Sunset | 18:20 | 18:15 |
| Daylight | 10 h 57 min | 10 h 41 min |
| People on this clock | 74,828 | 737,015 |
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Iowa City, IA and Seattle, WA: common questions
What is the time difference between Iowa City, IA, and Seattle, WA?
Seattle is 2 hours behind: it uses UTC−7, while Iowa City is on UTC−5.
If it is 9:00 AM in Iowa City, IA, what time is it in Seattle, WA?
At 9:00 AM in Iowa City, clocks in Seattle show 7:00 AM.
What time is it in Seattle, WA, at the end of the working day in Iowa City, IA?
The working day in Iowa City ends at 6:00 PM; in Seattle it is 4:00 PM at that moment.
Is there a time when both Iowa City, IA, and Seattle, WA, are at work?
Yes: from 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Iowa City (9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Seattle), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
Until what time in Iowa City, IA, is it still yesterday in Seattle, WA?
Before 2:00 AM in Iowa City, the date in Seattle has not changed yet. From 10:00 PM in Seattle, it is already the next day in Iowa City.
Does the time gap between Iowa City, IA, and Seattle, WA, change during the year?
No – both places switch to and from summer time on the same dates, so the gap stays 2 hours.
