Seattle, WA to Nanaimo, BC: time difference
Nanaimo, BC is 1 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 08:35 8:35 AM Nanaimo, BC 09:35 9:35 AM You –:–
08:35 8:35 AM
Pacific Standard Time · UTC-8
☀️ 07:02 · 🌙 16:46
09:35 9:35 AM
Pacific Daylight Time · UTC-7
☀️ 08:12 · 🌙 17:48
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+1 h
Nanaimo, BC is 1 h ahead of Seattle, WA.
When you, Seattle, WA and Nanaimo, BC 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
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🇨🇦 Nanaimo, BC
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 0 12 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇺🇸 Seattle, WA | 🇨🇦 Nanaimo, BC |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 08:35 | 09:35 |
| Local date | Friday, November 6, 2026 | Friday, November 6, 2026 |
| Time zone | Pacific Standard Time | Pacific Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-8 | UTC-7 |
| Offset from Seattle, WA | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Los Angeles | America/Vancouver |
| Daylight saving | On standard time → UTC-7, Mar 14, 03:00 | On summer time |
| Sunrise | 07:02 | 08:12 |
| Sunset | 16:46 | 17:48 |
| Daylight | 9 h 44 min | 9 h 36 min |
| People on this clock | 737,015 | 90,504 |
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Seattle, WA and Nanaimo, BC: common questions
What is the time difference between Seattle, WA, and Nanaimo, BC?
Nanaimo is 1 hour ahead: it uses UTC−7, while Seattle is on UTC−8.
If it is 9:00 AM in Seattle, WA, what time is it in Nanaimo, BC?
At 9:00 AM in Seattle, clocks in Nanaimo show 10:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Seattle, WA, what time is it in Nanaimo, BC?
At 6:00 PM in Seattle, clocks in Nanaimo show 7:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Nanaimo, BC, from Seattle, WA?
Between 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM in Seattle – that is 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Nanaimo – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it already the next day in Nanaimo, BC?
From 11:00 PM in Seattle, WA, it is already the next day in Nanaimo. The other way round, until 1:00 AM in Nanaimo it is still the previous day in Seattle.
Is the time difference between Seattle, WA, and Nanaimo, BC, the same all year?
No. Only Seattle switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From March 14, 2027, Nanaimo and Seattle will have the same time.
