🇨🇳 Beijing ↔ 🇺🇸 Seattle
Beijing is usually 15 hours ahead of Seattle. Seattle observes daylight saving time and Beijing does not, so the difference shifts by an hour around the changeovers.
Sunrise 4:47 AMSunset 7:48 PM(local)
Sunrise 5:13 AMSunset 9:12 PM(local)
🇨🇳 Beijing
Dialing code+86
Population18,960,744
Coordinates39.91°N, 116.40°E
Elevation49 m
🇺🇸 Seattle
Dialing code+1
Population780,995
Coordinates47.61°N, 122.33°W
Elevation56 m
No comfortable common working hours — these cities barely overlap.
Working hours assumed 9:00–18:00.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the time difference between Beijing and Seattle?
- Beijing is 15 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 Beijing and Seattle?
- There is no hour when standard working hours (9:00–18:00) overlap in both Beijing and Seattle, so any call falls outside business hours for at least one side.
- Why does the time difference between Beijing and Seattle change?
- Because at least one of Beijing and Seattle observes daylight saving time, the difference shifts by an hour when one city changes its clocks and the other has not yet (or does not).