Seattle to Anchorage time
Local time in Anchorage, United States, compared with Seattle, United States — hour by hour, through 2026 and 2027.
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from the IANA database and is accurate; the editorial sections are still being written.
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Right now it is — in Seattle and — in Anchorage. (Needs JavaScript. Everything below works without it.)
Time difference at a glance
| City | Standard time | Daylight saving | IANA time zone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle, United States | UTC-08:00 | UTC-07:00 | America/Los_Angeles |
| Anchorage, United States | UTC-09:00 | UTC-08:00 | America/Anchorage |
1 January 2026 – 31 December 2027: Anchorage is 1 hour behind Seattle.
Days when the gap shifts
On these dates the clocks move, so the gap changes partway through the day. That is why they sit outside the periods above rather than inside one of them.
- 8 March 2026 — Seattle and Anchorage change their clocks. Anchorage is 1 hour behind on both sides of the change. Between the two changes (10:00–11:00 UTC, 1 hour) Anchorage is briefly 2 hours behind.
- 1 November 2026 — Seattle and Anchorage change their clocks. Anchorage is 1 hour behind on both sides of the change. Between the two changes (09:00–10:00 UTC, 1 hour) Anchorage is briefly the same time.
- 14 March 2027 — Seattle and Anchorage change their clocks. Anchorage is 1 hour behind on both sides of the change. Between the two changes (10:00–11:00 UTC, 1 hour) Anchorage is briefly 2 hours behind.
- 7 November 2027 — Seattle and Anchorage change their clocks. Anchorage is 1 hour behind on both sides of the change. Between the two changes (09:00–10:00 UTC, 1 hour) Anchorage is briefly the same time.
When each city's clocks move, 2026 and 2027
- Seattle: clocks go forward on 8 March 2026 (UTC-08:00 → UTC-07:00)
- Seattle: clocks go back on 1 November 2026 (UTC-07:00 → UTC-08:00)
- Anchorage: clocks go forward on 8 March 2026 (UTC-09:00 → UTC-08:00)
- Anchorage: clocks go back on 1 November 2026 (UTC-08:00 → UTC-09:00)
- Seattle: clocks go forward on 14 March 2027 (UTC-08:00 → UTC-07:00)
- Seattle: clocks go back on 7 November 2027 (UTC-07:00 → UTC-08:00)
- Anchorage: clocks go forward on 14 March 2027 (UTC-09:00 → UTC-08:00)
- Anchorage: clocks go back on 7 November 2027 (UTC-08:00 → UTC-09:00)
Best time to schedule a call
- 10:00–17:00 in Seattle is 09:00–16:00 in Anchorage — 7 hours of shared working time.
24-hour conversion
Each row is one hour of the day in Seattle, with the matching local time in Anchorage.
| Seattle | Anchorage | Both at work? |
|---|---|---|
| 00:00 | 23:00 (previous day) | Outside hours |
| 01:00 | 00:00 | Outside hours |
| 02:00 | 01:00 | Outside hours |
| 03:00 | 02:00 | Outside hours |
| 04:00 | 03:00 | Outside hours |
| 05:00 | 04:00 | Outside hours |
| 06:00 | 05:00 | Outside hours |
| 07:00 | 06:00 | Outside hours |
| 08:00 | 07:00 | Outside hours |
| 09:00 | 08:00 | One side only |
| 10:00 | 09:00 | Yes — good for a call |
| 11:00 | 10:00 | Yes — good for a call |
| 12:00 | 11:00 | Yes — good for a call |
| 13:00 | 12:00 | Yes — good for a call |
| 14:00 | 13:00 | Yes — good for a call |
| 15:00 | 14:00 | Yes — good for a call |
| 16:00 | 15:00 | Yes — good for a call |
| 17:00 | 16:00 | One side only |
| 18:00 | 17:00 | Outside hours |
| 19:00 | 18:00 | Outside hours |
| 20:00 | 19:00 | Outside hours |
| 21:00 | 20:00 | Outside hours |
| 22:00 | 21:00 | Outside hours |
| 23:00 | 22:00 | Outside hours |