San Rafael to Seattle, WA: time difference
Seattle, WA is 1 h behind San Rafael. 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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San Rafael 06:30 6:30 AM Seattle, WA 05:30 5:30 AM You –:–
06:30 6:30 AM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:26 · 🌙 17:19
05:30 5:30 AM
Pacific Daylight Time · UTC-7
☀️ 07:35 · 🌙 18:15
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−1 h
Seattle, WA is 1 h behind San Rafael.
When you, San Rafael 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
🇨🇷 San Rafael
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
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 22 10 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇨🇷 San Rafael | 🇺🇸 Seattle, WA |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 06:30 | 05:30 |
| Local date | Monday, October 19, 2026 | Monday, October 19, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central Standard Time | Pacific Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-6 | UTC-7 |
| Offset from San Rafael | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Costa Rica | America/Los Angeles |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC-8, Nov 1, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 05:26 | 07:35 |
| Sunset | 17:19 | 18:15 |
| Daylight | 11 h 53 min | 10 h 41 min |
| People on this clock | 30,000 | 737,015 |
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San Rafael and Seattle, WA: common questions
What is the time difference between San Rafael and Seattle, WA?
Seattle is 1 hour behind: it uses UTC−7, while San Rafael is on UTC−6.
If it is 9:00 AM in San Rafael, what time is it in Seattle, WA?
At 9:00 AM in San Rafael, clocks in Seattle show 8:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in San Rafael, what time is it in Seattle, WA?
At 6:00 PM in San Rafael, clocks in Seattle show 5:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Seattle, WA, from San Rafael?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in San Rafael – that is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Seattle – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it still the previous day in Seattle, WA?
Until 1:00 AM in San Rafael it is still the previous day in Seattle. The other way round, from 11:00 PM in Seattle it is already the next day in San Rafael.
Does the time difference between San Rafael and Seattle, WA, change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Seattle. From November 1, 2026, Seattle will be 2 hours behind San Rafael.
