Madison, WI to Seattle, WA: time difference
Seattle, WA is 2 h behind Madison, WI. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
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Madison, WI 20:31 8:31 PM Seattle, WA 18:31 6:31 PM You –:–
20:31 8:31 PM
Central Daylight Time · UTC-5
☀️ 07:05 · 🌙 18:26
18:31 6:31 PM
Pacific Daylight Time · UTC-7
☀️ 07:20 · 🌙 18:34
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−2 h
Seattle, WA is 2 h behind Madison, WI.
When you, Madison, WI 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
🇺🇸 Madison, WI
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 | 🇺🇸 Madison, WI | 🇺🇸 Seattle, WA |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 20:31 | 18:31 |
| 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 Madison, WI | — | −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 | 07:05 | 07:20 |
| Sunset | 18:26 | 18:34 |
| Daylight | 11 h 22 min | 11 h 14 min |
| People on this clock | 248,951 | 737,015 |
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Madison, WI and Seattle, WA: common questions
What is the time difference between Madison, WI, and Seattle, WA?
Seattle is 2 hours behind: it uses UTC−7, while Madison is on UTC−5.
If it is 9:00 AM in Madison, WI, what time is it in Seattle, WA?
At 9:00 AM in Madison, clocks in Seattle show 7:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Madison, WI, what time is it in Seattle, WA?
At 6:00 PM in Madison, clocks in Seattle show 4:00 PM.
When do working hours in Madison, WI, and in Seattle, WA, overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Madison, which is 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Seattle.
When is it still the previous day in Seattle, WA?
Until 2:00 AM in Madison, WI, it is still the previous day in Seattle. The other way round, from 10:00 PM in Seattle it is already the next day in Madison.
Is the time difference between Madison, WI, 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.
