Seattle, WA to Madison, WI: time difference
Madison, WI 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 20:33 8:33 PM Madison, WI 22:33 10:33 PM You –:–
20:33 8:33 PM
Pacific Daylight Time · UTC-7
☀️ 07:20 · 🌙 18:34
22:33 10:33 PM
Central Daylight Time · UTC-5
☀️ 07:05 · 🌙 18:26
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+2 h
Madison, WI is 2 h ahead of Seattle, WA.
When you, Seattle, WA and Madison, WI 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
🇺🇸 Madison, WI
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 | 🇺🇸 Madison, WI |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 20:33 | 22:33 |
| Local date | Friday, October 9, 2026 | Friday, October 9, 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 | 07:20 | 07:05 |
| Sunset | 18:34 | 18:26 |
| Daylight | 11 h 14 min | 11 h 22 min |
| People on this clock | 737,015 | 248,951 |
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Seattle, WA and Madison, WI: common questions
How far ahead of Seattle, WA, is Madison, WI?
Madison is 2 hours ahead of Seattle: UTC−5 against UTC−7.
What time is it in Madison, WI, when it is 9:00 AM in Seattle, WA?
When it is 9:00 AM in Seattle, it is 11:00 AM in Madison.
What time is it in Madison, WI, at the end of the working day in Seattle, WA?
The working day in Seattle ends at 6:00 PM; in Madison it is 8:00 PM at that moment.
Is there a time when both Seattle, WA, and Madison, WI, are at work?
Yes: from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Seattle (11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Madison), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When does the date change in Madison, WI, compared with Seattle, WA?
The new day starts in Madison earlier: at 10:00 PM in Seattle it is already midnight there. Until 2:00 AM in Madison, Seattle is still on the previous day.
Is the time difference between Seattle, WA, and Madison, WI, the same all year?
Yes. Both places switch to summer time and back on the same dates, so the gap remains 2 hours.
