Sterling to Seattle, WA: time difference
Seattle, WA is 2 h behind Sterling. 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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Sterling 06:27 6:27 AM Seattle, WA 04:27 4:27 AM You –:–
06:27 6:27 AM
Central Daylight Time · UTC-5
☀️ 07:15 · 🌙 18:14
04:27 4:27 AM
Pacific Daylight Time · UTC-7
☀️ 07:33 · 🌙 18:17
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−2 h
Seattle, WA is 2 h behind Sterling.
When you, Sterling 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
🇺🇸 Sterling
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
22 10 PM 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇺🇸 Sterling | 🇺🇸 Seattle, WA |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 06:27 | 04:27 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central Daylight Time | Pacific Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC-7 |
| Offset from Sterling | — | −2 h |
| IANA zone | America/Chicago | America/Los Angeles |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC-6, Nov 1, 01:00 | On summer time → UTC-8, Nov 1, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 07:15 | 07:33 |
| Sunset | 18:14 | 18:17 |
| Daylight | 10 h 59 min | 10 h 44 min |
| People on this clock | 14,782 | 737,015 |
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Sterling and Seattle, WA: common questions
What is the time difference between Sterling and Seattle, WA?
Seattle is 2 hours behind: it uses UTC−7, while Sterling is on UTC−5.
If it is 9:00 AM in Sterling, what time is it in Seattle, WA?
At 9:00 AM in Sterling, clocks in Seattle show 7:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Sterling, what time is it in Seattle, WA?
At 6:00 PM in Sterling, clocks in Seattle show 4:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Seattle, WA, from Sterling?
Between 11:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Sterling – that is 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Seattle – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
Until what time in Sterling is it still yesterday in Seattle, WA?
Before 2:00 AM in Sterling, the date in Seattle has not changed yet. From 10:00 PM in Seattle, it is already the next day in Sterling.
Does the time difference between Sterling and Seattle, WA, change?
No. The clocks in Sterling and in Seattle change on the same dates, so the difference stays 2 hours.
