Meeting time

Best time to meet: Seattle and Houston

Seattle is 2 hours behind Houston right now. Their working days overlap for 6 hours: 9 AM to 3 PM in Seattle, which is 11 AM to 5 PM in Houston. The easiest time to meet is 11:30 AM in Seattle (1:30 PM in Houston).

Tue 7:56 AMSeattle · Pacific Standard TimeTue 9:56 AMHouston · Central Standard Time
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Hour by hour

With the clocks as they are on November 10, 2026, Seattle time on the left. A working day here is 9 AM to 5 PM.

SeattleHouston
6 AM8 AMBoth off
7 AM9 AMHouston at work
8 AM10 AMHouston at work
9 AM11 AMBoth at work
10 AM12 PMBoth at work
11 AM1 PMBoth at work
12 PM2 PMBoth at work
1 PM3 PMBoth at work
2 PM4 PMBoth at work
3 PM5 PMSeattle at work
4 PM6 PMSeattle at work
5 PM7 PMBoth off
6 PM8 PMBoth off
7 PM9 PMBoth off
8 PM10 PMBoth off
9 PM11 PMBoth off
10 PM12 AM next dayBoth off

When the clocks change

The gap moves when either city changes its clocks. The next twelve months:

DatesSeattle isBoth at work (Seattle time)Easiest (Seattle / Houston)
Now to March 14, 20272 hours behind9 AM–3 PM (6 hours)11:30 AM / 1:30 PM
March 14, 2027 to March 14, 2027
clocks in Houston go forward		3 hours behind9 AM–2 PM (5 hours)10:30 AM / 1:30 PM
March 14, 2027 to November 7, 2027
clocks in Seattle go forward		2 hours behind9 AM–3 PM (6 hours)11:30 AM / 1:30 PM
November 7, 2027 to November 7, 2027
clocks in Houston go back		1 hour behind9 AM–4 PM (7 hours)10 AM / 11 AM
November 7, 2027 onward
clocks in Seattle go back		2 hours behind9 AM–3 PM (6 hours)11:30 AM / 1:30 PM

Seattle keeps the same clock as San Francisco; Houston keeps the same clock as Chicago.

Questions people ask

What time is it in Houston when it is 9 AM in Seattle?
11 AM in Houston, while Seattle is 2 hours behind.
When is the best time for a call between Seattle and Houston?
11:30 AM in Seattle, which is 1:30 PM in Houston. Both cities are at work from 9 AM to 3 PM Seattle time.
Does the time difference between Seattle and Houston change during the year?
Yes — it changes 4 times in the next twelve months, when the clocks go forward or back; the dates are in the table above.

More cities

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