Santa Barbara to Seattle, WA: time difference
Seattle, WA is 1 h behind Santa Barbara. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
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Santa Barbara 00:23 12:23 AM Seattle, WA 23:23 11:23 PM You –:–
00:23 12:23 AM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:26 · 🌙 17:18
23:23 11:23 PM
Pacific Daylight Time · UTC-7
☀️ 07:35 · 🌙 18:15
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−1 h
Seattle, WA is 1 h behind Santa Barbara.
When you, Santa Barbara 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
🇨🇷 Santa Barbara
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 | 🇨🇷 Santa Barbara | 🇺🇸 Seattle, WA |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 00:23 | 23:23 |
| Local date | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 | Monday, October 19, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central Standard Time | Pacific Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-6 | UTC-7 |
| Offset from Santa Barbara | — | −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 | 17:18 | 18:15 |
| Daylight | 11 h 52 min | 10 h 41 min |
| People on this clock | 8,000 | 737,015 |
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Santa Barbara and Seattle, WA: common questions
How many hours behind Santa Barbara is Seattle, WA?
The clocks in Seattle are 1 hour behind those in Santa Barbara (UTC−7 and UTC−6).
What time is it in Seattle, WA, at the start of the working day in Santa Barbara?
The working day in Santa Barbara starts at 9:00 AM; in Seattle it is 8:00 AM at that moment.
What time is it in Seattle, WA, at the end of the working day in Santa Barbara?
The working day in Santa Barbara ends at 6:00 PM; in Seattle it is 5:00 PM at that moment.
When do working hours in Santa Barbara and in Seattle, WA, overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Santa Barbara, which is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Seattle.
Until what time in Santa Barbara is it still yesterday in Seattle, WA?
Before 1:00 AM in Santa Barbara, the date in Seattle has not changed yet. From 11:00 PM in Seattle, it is already the next day in Santa Barbara.
Is the time difference between Santa Barbara and Seattle, WA, the same all year?
No. Only Seattle switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From November 1, 2026, Seattle will be 2 hours behind Santa Barbara.
