Seattle, WA to Lake Charles, LA: time difference
Lake Charles, LA is 2 h ahead of Seattle, WA. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
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Seattle, WA 01:55 1:55 AM Lake Charles, LA 03:55 3:55 AM You –:–
01:55 1:55 AM
Pacific Daylight Time · UTC-7
☀️ 07:23 · 🌙 18:30
03:55 3:55 AM
Central Daylight Time · UTC-5
☀️ 07:13 · 🌙 18:48
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+2 h
Lake Charles, LA is 2 h ahead of Seattle, WA.
When you, Seattle, WA and Lake Charles, LA are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇺🇸 Seattle, WA
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
🇺🇸 Lake Charles, LA
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 0 12 AM 1 1 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇺🇸 Seattle, WA | 🇺🇸 Lake Charles, LA |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 01:55 | 03:55 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 11, 2026 | Sunday, October 11, 2026 |
| Time zone | Pacific Daylight Time | Central Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-7 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Seattle, WA | — | +2 h |
| IANA zone | America/Los Angeles | America/Chicago |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC-8, Nov 1, 01:00 | On summer time → UTC-6, Nov 1, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 07:23 | 07:13 |
| Sunset | 18:30 | 18:48 |
| Daylight | 11 h 7 min | 11 h 35 min |
| People on this clock | 737,015 | 84,872 |
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Seattle, WA and Lake Charles, LA: common questions
How far ahead of Seattle, WA, is Lake Charles, LA?
Lake Charles is 2 hours ahead of Seattle: UTC−5 against UTC−7.
If it is 9:00 AM in Seattle, WA, what time is it in Lake Charles, LA?
At 9:00 AM in Seattle, clocks in Lake Charles show 11:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Seattle, WA, what time is it in Lake Charles, LA?
At 6:00 PM in Seattle, clocks in Lake Charles show 8:00 PM.
When do working hours in Seattle, WA, and in Lake Charles, LA, overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Seattle, which is 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Lake Charles.
When is it already the next day in Lake Charles, LA?
From 10:00 PM in Seattle, WA, it is already the next day in Lake Charles. The other way round, until 2:00 AM in Lake Charles it is still the previous day in Seattle.
Does the time gap between Seattle, WA, and Lake Charles, LA, change during the year?
No – both places switch to and from summer time on the same dates, so the gap stays 2 hours.
