Meeting time

Best time to meet: Seattle and Kuala Lumpur

Seattle is 16 hours behind Kuala Lumpur right now, so their working days do not overlap. The time that asks least of both is 4:30 PM in Seattle, which is 8:30 AM in Kuala Lumpur — one of you starts early or stays late.

Tue 7:57 AMSeattle · Pacific Standard TimeTue 11:57 PMKuala Lumpur · Malaysia Time

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.

SeattleKuala Lumpur
6 AM10 PMBoth off
7 AM11 PMBoth off
8 AM12 AM next dayBoth off
9 AM1 AM next daySeattle at work
10 AM2 AM next daySeattle at work
11 AM3 AM next daySeattle at work
12 PM4 AM next daySeattle at work
1 PM5 AM next daySeattle at work
2 PM6 AM next daySeattle at work
3 PM7 AM next daySeattle at work
4 PM8 AM next daySeattle at work
5 PM9 AM next dayKuala Lumpur at work
6 PM10 AM next dayKuala Lumpur at work
7 PM11 AM next dayKuala Lumpur at work
8 PM12 PM next dayKuala Lumpur at work
9 PM1 PM next dayKuala Lumpur at work
10 PM2 PM next dayKuala Lumpur at work

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 / Kuala Lumpur)
Now to March 14, 202716 hours behindNone4:30 PM / 8:30 AM
March 14, 2027 to November 7, 2027
clocks in Seattle go forward
15 hours behindNone5 PM / 8 AM
November 7, 2027 onward
clocks in Seattle go back
16 hours behindNone4:30 PM / 8:30 AM

Seattle keeps the same clock as San Francisco; Kuala Lumpur keeps the same clock as Singapore.

Questions people ask

What time is it in Kuala Lumpur when it is 9 AM in Seattle?
1 AM in Kuala Lumpur, the next day, while Seattle is 16 hours behind.
When is the best time for a call between Seattle and Kuala Lumpur?
4:30 PM in Seattle, which is 8:30 AM in Kuala Lumpur. Their working days do not overlap, so this is the fairest time for both.
Does the time difference between Seattle and Kuala Lumpur change during the year?
Yes — it changes 2 times in the next twelve months, when the clocks go forward or back; the dates are in the table above.

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