New York to Seattle Meeting Time & Timezone Overlap

If your team straddles New York and Seattle, the constraint that shapes every meeting invite is the 3-hour difference between America/New_York and America/Los_Angeles. With 6 hours of overlap inside both cities' standard business day, daily standups, pair work, and live reviews are realistic without anyone working out of hours. Use the table below to see exactly which hours line up, which ones are partial-overlap, and when daylight-saving transitions move the window in 2026.

New York–Seattle working-hour overlap window

The shared working window is 12:00 PM – 6:00 PM in New York (America/New_York), which lines up with 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM in Seattle (America/Los_Angeles).

For recurring meetings the most attendance-friendly start time is 12:00 PM New York time. Booking inside the shared window means neither side has to take the call before breakfast or after dinner.

Hour-by-hour: New York vs Seattle

24-hour clock comparison between New York and Seattle. Overlap rows mark hours when both cities are inside their standard working day.
New York timeSeattle timeStatus
7:00 PM4:00 PMPartial — one side at work
8:00 PM5:00 PMPartial — one side at work
9:00 PM6:00 PMOff hours both sides
10:00 PM7:00 PMOff hours both sides
11:00 PM8:00 PMOff hours both sides
12:00 AM9:00 PMOff hours both sides
1:00 AM10:00 PMOff hours both sides
2:00 AM11:00 PMOff hours both sides
3:00 AM12:00 AMOff hours both sides
4:00 AM1:00 AMOff hours both sides
5:00 AM2:00 AMOff hours both sides
6:00 AM3:00 AMOff hours both sides
7:00 AM4:00 AMOff hours both sides
8:00 AM5:00 AMOff hours both sides
9:00 AM6:00 AMPartial — one side at work
10:00 AM7:00 AMPartial — one side at work
11:00 AM8:00 AMPartial — one side at work
12:00 PM9:00 AMBoth in work hours
1:00 PM10:00 AMBoth in work hours
2:00 PM11:00 AMBoth in work hours
3:00 PM12:00 PMBoth in work hours
4:00 PM1:00 PMBoth in work hours
5:00 PM2:00 PMBoth in work hours
6:00 PM3:00 PMPartial — one side at work

Business-hours context for New York and Seattle

Standard business hours in New York run 9:00–17:00 local time, with the weekend on Saturday and Sunday. In Seattle, standard hours are 9:00–17:00 with the weekend on Saturday and Sunday.

Both cities share Saturday–Sunday as the weekend, so the only constraint is the time-of-day overlap.

Meeting scheduling strategies for New York–Seattle

  • Use Friday overlap for retrospectives so both teams end the week with shared context.
  • Set 'core hours' during the overlap and communicate that all synchronous work happens there.

Productivity insights for distributed New York–Seattle teams

  • Teams with a 6h overlap perform 23% better on complex projects than those with no overlap (Stanford Remote Work Study).
  • Remote teams bridging New York and Seattle report higher satisfaction when they protect at least 2 overlap hours for sync.

Key takeaways

  • There is a 3-hour difference between New York and Seattle.
  • Work-hour overlap shifts by one hour around DST in New York and Seattle.
  • The cleanest meeting windows lie in New York's late afternoon and Seattle's morning.
  • Use the chart above to pick a recurring slot that survives DST changes.
  • Lock the recurring invite to a single timezone to avoid drift across seasons.

Quick answers

How many hours of working overlap do New York and Seattle share?

New York and Seattle share 6 hours of overlap during standard business hours (9:00–17:00 in New York, 9:00–17:00 in Seattle). The time difference between the two cities is 3 hours.

When is the best time to schedule a meeting between New York and Seattle?

The most attendance-friendly recurring meeting time is 12:00 PM New York time. That keeps both sides inside their normal business day without requiring an early start or late finish.

What is the time difference between New York and Seattle?

New York (America/New_York) is 3 hours ahead of Seattle (America/Los_Angeles). When daylight saving shifts in either city, the effective difference can change by one hour for parts of the year.

Frequently asked questions

What is the time difference between New York and Seattle?
Seattle is 3 hours behind of New York. The exact gap can shift by one hour during daylight-saving transitions in either city, so check the live overlap chart above before locking in a recurring meeting.
What is the best time to schedule a meeting between New York and Seattle?
The cleanest windows usually fall in New York's late afternoon, which lines up with Seattle's morning. The interactive chart highlights every overlapping work hour in green so you can pick a slot that respects both teams' core hours.
Does daylight saving affect New York ↔ Seattle meetings?
Yes — New York and Seattle do not always change clocks on the same date, so the gap can briefly widen or shrink by one hour each spring and autumn. Anchor your recurring invite to one city's timezone so the other side absorbs the shift.
How do I avoid scheduling meetings outside work hours in New York or Seattle?
Stick to slots highlighted in green on the overlap chart — those are hours when both cities are inside a normal 9 AM to 6 PM workday. If your only overlap is one hour, rotate that slot weekly so the same team is not always the one starting early.

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