Minneapolis, MN to Seattle, WA: time difference
Seattle, WA is 2 h behind Minneapolis, MN. 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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Minneapolis, MN 21:42 9:42 PM Seattle, WA 19:42 7:42 PM You –:–
21:42 9:42 PM
Central Daylight Time · UTC-5
☀️ 07:22 · 🌙 18:40
19:42 7:42 PM
Pacific Daylight Time · UTC-7
☀️ 07:20 · 🌙 18:34
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−2 h
Seattle, WA is 2 h behind Minneapolis, MN.
When you, Minneapolis, MN 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
🇺🇸 Minneapolis, MN
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 | 🇺🇸 Minneapolis, MN | 🇺🇸 Seattle, WA |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 21:42 | 19:42 |
| 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 Minneapolis, MN | — | −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 | 07:22 | 07:20 |
| Sunset | 18:40 | 18:34 |
| Daylight | 11 h 19 min | 11 h 14 min |
| People on this clock | 429,954 | 737,015 |
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Minneapolis, MN and Seattle, WA: common questions
How many hours behind Minneapolis, MN, is Seattle, WA?
The clocks in Seattle are 2 hours behind those in Minneapolis (UTC−7 and UTC−5).
If it is 9:00 AM in Minneapolis, MN, what time is it in Seattle, WA?
At 9:00 AM in Minneapolis, clocks in Seattle show 7:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Minneapolis, MN, what time is it in Seattle, WA?
At 6:00 PM in Minneapolis, clocks in Seattle show 4:00 PM.
Is there a time when both Minneapolis, MN, and Seattle, WA, are at work?
Yes: from 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Minneapolis (9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Seattle), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
Until what time in Minneapolis, MN, is it still yesterday in Seattle, WA?
Before 2:00 AM in Minneapolis, the date in Seattle has not changed yet. From 10:00 PM in Seattle, it is already the next day in Minneapolis.
Is the time difference between Minneapolis, MN, 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.
