Jamaica to Seattle, WA: time difference
Seattle, WA is 2 h behind Jamaica. 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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Jamaica 21:43 9:43 PM Seattle, WA 19:43 7:43 PM You –:–
21:43 9:43 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:00 · 🌙 17:50
19:43 7:43 PM
Pacific Daylight Time · UTC-7
☀️ 07:20 · 🌙 18:34
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−2 h
Seattle, WA is 2 h behind Jamaica.
When you, Jamaica 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
🇯🇲 Jamaica
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 | 🇯🇲 Jamaica | 🇺🇸 Seattle, WA |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 21:43 | 19:43 |
| 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 Jamaica | — | −2 h |
| IANA zone | America/Jamaica | America/Los Angeles |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC-8, Nov 1, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:00 | 07:20 |
| Sunset | 17:50 | 18:34 |
| Daylight | 11 h 51 min | 11 h 14 min |
| People on this clock | 2,697,983 | 737,015 |
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Jamaica and Seattle, WA: common questions
How many hours behind Jamaica is Seattle, WA?
The clocks in Seattle are 2 hours behind those in Jamaica (UTC−7 and UTC−5).
If it is 9:00 AM in Jamaica, what time is it in Seattle, WA?
At 9:00 AM in Jamaica, clocks in Seattle show 7:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Jamaica, what time is it in Seattle, WA?
At 6:00 PM in Jamaica, clocks in Seattle show 4:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Seattle, WA, from Jamaica?
Between 11:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Jamaica – that is 9:00 AM to 4:00 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 Jamaica?
The new day starts in Seattle later: until 2:00 AM in Jamaica, it is still the previous day there. From 10:00 PM in Seattle, Jamaica is already on the next day.
Does the time difference between Jamaica and Seattle, WA, change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Seattle. From November 1, 2026, Seattle will be 3 hours behind Jamaica.
