🇳🇱 Amsterdam ↔ 🇺🇸 Seattle

Amsterdam is usually 9 hours ahead of Seattle. Both observe daylight saving time, so the difference shifts by an hour for a few weeks around the spring and autumn changeovers.

Sunrise 5:20 AMSunset 10:08 PM(local)

Sunrise 5:13 AMSunset 9:12 PM(local)

Amsterdam: daylight saving timeNow UTC+2. Next change: October 25, 2026 — clocks go back 1 hour.
Seattle: daylight saving timeNow UTC-7 PDT. Next change: November 1, 2026 — clocks go back 1 hour.
AmsterdamUTC+2
SeattleUTC-7PDT

🇳🇱 Amsterdam

Dialing code+31
Population741,636
Coordinates52.37°N, 4.89°E
Elevation13 m

🇺🇸 Seattle

Dialing code+1
Population780,995
Coordinates47.61°N, 122.33°W
Elevation56 m

No comfortable common working hours — these cities barely overlap.

25 October 2026 — 1 November 2026: the gap is 8h instead of the usual 9h — Amsterdam and Seattle change clocks on different days.

Working hours assumed 9:00–18:00.

Frequently asked questions

What is the time difference between Amsterdam and Seattle?
Amsterdam is 9 hours ahead of Seattle. Use the side-by-side clocks and the day/night strips above to convert any hour between them.
When is the best time to call between Amsterdam and Seattle?
There is no hour when standard working hours (9:00–18:00) overlap in both Amsterdam and Seattle, so any call falls outside business hours for at least one side.
Why does the time difference between Amsterdam and Seattle change?
Because Amsterdam and Seattle switch to or from daylight saving time on different dates, the gap between them is temporarily larger or smaller for a few weeks around those changes.