Rochester, MN to Seattle, WA: time difference
Seattle, WA is 2 h behind Rochester, MN. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
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Rochester, MN 00:19 12:19 AM Seattle, WA 22:19 10:19 PM You –:–
00:19 12:19 AM
Central Daylight Time · UTC-5
☀️ 07:33 · 🌙 18:18
22:19 10:19 PM
Pacific Daylight Time · UTC-7
☀️ 07:37 · 🌙 18:12
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−2 h
Seattle, WA is 2 h behind Rochester, MN.
When you, Rochester, 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
🇺🇸 Rochester, 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 | 🇺🇸 Rochester, MN | 🇺🇸 Seattle, WA |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 00:19 | 22:19 |
| Local date | Thursday, October 22, 2026 | Wednesday, October 21, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central Daylight Time | Pacific Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC-7 |
| Offset from Rochester, 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 | 07:33 | 07:37 |
| Sunset | 18:18 | 18:12 |
| Daylight | 10 h 45 min | 10 h 34 min |
| People on this clock | 211,328 | 737,015 |
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Rochester, MN and Seattle, WA: common questions
How many hours behind Rochester, MN, is Seattle, WA?
The clocks in Seattle are 2 hours behind those in Rochester (UTC−7 and UTC−5).
If it is 9:00 AM in Rochester, MN, what time is it in Seattle, WA?
At 9:00 AM in Rochester, clocks in Seattle show 7:00 AM.
What time is it in Seattle, WA, at the end of the working day in Rochester, MN?
The working day in Rochester ends at 6:00 PM; in Seattle it is 4:00 PM at that moment.
When do working hours in Rochester, MN, and in Seattle, WA, overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Rochester, which is 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Seattle.
When does the date change in Seattle, WA, compared with Rochester, MN?
The new day starts in Seattle later: until 2:00 AM in Rochester, it is still the previous day there. From 10:00 PM in Seattle, Rochester is already on the next day.
Does the time gap between Rochester, MN, 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.
