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Washington Time Zone

Washington State uses Pacific Time (PT) statewide. Seattle, Spokane, Tacoma, Vancouver, Bellevue, Olympia, Yakima and all 39 Washington counties share the same official civil time. Washington uses PST at UTC−08:00 during standard time and PDT at UTC−07:00 during daylight saving time.

Quick answer: Washington State has one time zone and no internal time-zone boundary. Use America/Los_Angeles for date-aware software calculations. Spokane is still Pacific Time despite being at the eastern edge of the state. This page is about Washington State, not Washington, D.C.
Time zones1Pacific Time statewide
Standard timePSTUTC−08:00
Daylight timePDTUTC−07:00
Washington Time Zone at a Glance Current Time in Washington State Seattle Time Zone
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Washington Time Zone at a Glance

Washington is a one-zone state. The Olympic Peninsula, Puget Sound, Cascade Range, Columbia Basin and far eastern Washington all use Pacific Time, while the abbreviation and UTC offset change seasonally with daylight saving time.

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Pacific Time in Washington

The entire state follows Pacific Time, including all 39 counties and every major Washington city.

Pacific Time details → PST

Pacific Standard Time

Washington uses PST at UTC−08:00 during the standard-time portion of the year.

See PST time now → PDT

Pacific Daylight Time

Washington uses PDT at UTC−07:00 while daylight saving time is in effect.

See PDT time now → DST

Washington Daylight Saving Time

Washington currently changes clocks in March and November under RCW 1.20.051 and federal law.

See DST rules → SEA

Seattle Time Zone

Seattle has a dedicated Pacific Time reference for city-specific zone, offset and DST questions.

Open Seattle guide → DC

Washington State vs Washington, D.C.

The state is Pacific Time; the U.S. capital is Eastern Time and normally three hours ahead.

Open Washington, D.C. guide →

Washington Time Zone by Major City & Region

Every location below shares the same Pacific Time clock. Spokane and the rest of eastern Washington do not switch to Mountain Time.

Current time across Washington State →
Washington LocationCurrent TimeCurrent AbbreviationCurrent UTC OffsetReference
Seattle · King CountyLive——Seattle Time Zone
Spokane · Spokane CountyLive——Eastern Washington · Pacific
Tacoma · Pierce CountyLive——South Puget Sound
Vancouver · Clark CountyLive——Southwest Washington
Olympia · Thurston CountyLive——State capital reference
Bellevue · King CountyLive——Eastside reference
Yakima · Yakima CountyLive——Central Washington
Walla Walla · Walla Walla CountyLive——Southeast Washington
Pacific Time Zone Current Time in Washington State U.S. Time Zone Map

Washington Time-Zone Guides & Related References

Continue with Pacific Time, official related states, Seattle, statewide current time, Washington, D.C., daylight-saving guidance and the correct visual owners.

All U.S. time zones →
Statewide zonePacific TimeThe time zone used throughout Washington State.→ Standard timePSTUTC−08:00 during standard time.→ Daylight timePDTUTC−07:00 while DST is active.→ Official related stateNevadaMost Nevada locations also use Pacific Time.→ Official related stateCaliforniaAnother statewide Pacific Time reference.→ City ownerSeattleDedicated time-zone, offset and DST reference for Seattle.→ Live statewide timeCurrent Time in Washington StateStatewide clock plus major Washington city times.→ Live city timeCurrent Time in SeattleDedicated live clock and date for Seattle.→ Name disambiguationWashington, D.C.The U.S. capital uses Eastern Time, not Pacific Time.→ Visual referenceU.S. Time Zone MapWashington state-map intent consolidates here.→ Zone mapPacific Time Zone MapSee Washington inside the broader Pacific region.→ Seasonal rulesDaylight Saving TimeCurrent U.S. clock-change dates and rules.→
One Washington State Clock

Washington Pacific Time & UTC Now

Washington State has one statewide civil time, but its UTC offset changes seasonally. The live cards compare Washington with New York and UTC while keeping the current PST/PDT status date-aware.

Pacific Time PST PDT Washington, D.C. UTC Offsets
Washington State · Pacific TimeLive timeAmerica/Los_Angeles · current abbreviation and offset
Washington, D.C. · Eastern TimeLive timeAmerica/New_York · normally three hours ahead.
UTC ReferenceLive timeCoordinated Universal Time · UTC+00:00
Washington Counties39Every county uses Pacific Time.

Washington UTC Offset & Regional Reference

Washington State has no regional UTC-offset split. Every city and county changes together between PST at UTC−08:00 and PDT at UTC−07:00.

Explore UTC offsets →
Washington AreaIANA ZoneCurrent TimeCurrent UTC OffsetSeasonal Rule
Seattle / Puget SoundAmerica/Los_AngelesLive—PST UTC−08 → PDT UTC−07
Olympia / South Puget SoundAmerica/Los_AngelesLive—PST UTC−08 → PDT UTC−07
Spokane / Eastern WashingtonAmerica/Los_AngelesLive—PST UTC−08 → PDT UTC−07
Yakima / Central WashingtonAmerica/Los_AngelesLive—PST UTC−08 → PDT UTC−07
Vancouver / Southwest WashingtonAmerica/Los_AngelesLive—PST UTC−08 → PDT UTC−07
Walla Walla / Southeast WashingtonAmerica/Los_AngelesLive—PST UTC−08 → PDT UTC−07

Washington Standard Time vs Daylight Time

Washington State currently observes the U.S. daylight-saving schedule statewide. In 2026 the state advanced clocks on March 8 and is scheduled to return to standard time on November 1.

Daylight Saving Time guide →
Washington ZoneStandard TimeStandard OffsetDaylight TimeDaylight Offset
Pacific Time · entire statePSTUTC−08:00PDTUTC−07:00
Washington DST Rules When DST Starts When DST Ends DST by State

Compare Washington Pacific Time

Compare Washington State with Washington, D.C., Chicago, Denver, London or another location. The live comparison uses current civil-time rules rather than assuming a fixed year-round difference.

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How Washington State Time Works

Six facts explain nearly every Washington time-zone question, from statewide Pacific Time to Spokane, border travel, British Columbia's 2026 change and Washington's competing permanent-time laws and bills.

01 · Statewide

Washington Has One Time Zone

The entire state uses Pacific Time. There is no Mountain Time area inside Washington.

02 · Counties

All 39 Counties Share One Clock

Every Washington county follows the same PST/PDT schedule, from Clallam and King to Spokane and Asotin.

03 · Eastern Washington

Spokane Is Pacific Time, Not Mountain Time

The Cascades do not form a time-zone boundary. Spokane, Pullman and Walla Walla remain on the same Pacific clock as Seattle.

04 · Borders

Oregon & Northern Idaho Match at the Border

Washington's direct Oregon crossings and northern Idaho border region are on Pacific Time under current U.S. zone boundaries.

05 · Canada 2026

British Columbia Stopped Changing Clocks

B.C. moved to permanent UTC−07 on March 8, 2026, creating a winter difference with Washington beginning November 1, 2026.

06 · IANA

Use America/Los_Angeles

America/Los_Angeles is the correct date-aware IANA zone for current and future Washington State civil-time calculations.

Does All of Washington State Have the Same Time?

Yes. All 39 Washington counties use Pacific Time. The counties are Adams, Asotin, Benton, Chelan, Clallam, Clark, Columbia, Cowlitz, Douglas, Ferry, Franklin, Garfield, Grant, Grays Harbor, Island, Jefferson, King, Kitsap, Kittitas, Klickitat, Lewis, Lincoln, Mason, Okanogan, Pacific, Pend Oreille, Pierce, San Juan, Skagit, Skamania, Snohomish, Spokane, Stevens, Thurston, Wahkiakum, Walla Walla, Whatcom, Whitman and Yakima.

The state's geography can make this less obvious. The Cascade Range divides western and eastern Washington climatically and culturally, but not legally by time zone. Seattle and Spokane are separated by the Cascades and hundreds of miles, yet their official clocks always match under current rules.

39 countiesEvery Washington county follows the same official Pacific Time rules.
Seattle = SpokaneWestern and eastern Washington share one statewide clock.
No in-state zone lineYou never change official time zones simply by traveling within Washington State.
Current Time in Washington StatePacific Time Zone

Washington, British Columbia & the 2026 Pacific-Time Split

For decades, most travelers between Washington State and neighboring British Columbia could treat the border as one shared Pacific clock. That changes seasonally beginning November 1, 2026. British Columbia made its March 8, 2026 clock advance its final seasonal change and adopted year-round UTC−07.

Washington State still follows the seasonal U.S. schedule. So from March 8 through October 31, 2026, Washington's PDT and most of British Columbia both use UTC−07. On November 1, 2026, Washington is scheduled to fall back to PST at UTC−08 while British Columbia stays at UTC−07. During Washington's standard-time season, British Columbia will therefore be one hour ahead of Washington unless Washington or federal law changes.

Is Washington State Ending Daylight Saving Time?

No change is in force as of August 20, 2026. Current RCW 1.20.051 still directs Washington to advance the clock on the second Sunday in March and return to Pacific Standard Time on the first Sunday in November. At the same time, RCW 1.20.052 records the Legislature's 2019 intent to adopt permanent daylight saving time if Congress authorizes states to do so, and RCW 1.20.055 contains the contingent year-round Pacific Daylight Time rule.

More recent proposals moved in the opposite direction. SB 5001 proposed year-round Pacific Standard Time and was reintroduced in the 2026 session without becoming law. HB 2119, prefiled for the 2026 session, likewise proposed permanent standard time and was referred to the House State Government & Tribal Relations Committee. Neither measure replaced Washington's current PST/PDT schedule.

Time Zone Difference Pacific Time Zone Daylight Saving Time Is Daylight Saving Time Ending?
Visual Geography

Washington on the U.S. Time Zone Map

Washington sits entirely inside Pacific Time. The federal Mountain–Pacific boundary runs through Idaho and Oregon rather than through Washington, so there is no state-level zone line to map. Washington visual queries are best served by the U.S. Time Zone Map, with the Pacific Time Zone Map showing the broader regional geography.

U.S. Time Zone Map Pacific Time Zone Map World Time Zone Map

Looking for the Current Time in Washington State?

This page explains Washington State's time zone, UTC offsets, abbreviations, DST, border changes and state law. If your main question is what time it is right now, use the statewide current-time page or the dedicated Seattle current-time page.

Statewide current timeCurrent Time in Washington State
Seattle current timeCurrent Time in Seattle
Seattle zone guideSeattle Time Zone
Washington, D.C. current timeCurrent Time in Washington, D.C.

Sources & Methodology

CalendarHours uses location-aware, date-aware time-zone logic rather than permanently hardcoding Washington State as UTC−8 or UTC−7. America/Los_Angeles supplies the Pacific Time rules used throughout the state.

The IANA Time Zone Database is the primary rules source for civil offsets and transitions. U.S. daylight-saving dates are checked against NIST and RCW 1.20.051. Washington's 39-county structure is checked against official state county resources. The state's permanent-time policy is checked against RCW 1.20.052 and 1.20.055 plus current SB 5001/HB 2119 records. British Columbia's 2026 switch to permanent UTC−07 is checked against the Province of British Columbia.

IANA — Time Zone Database NIST — Daylight Saving Time Rules Washington RCW 1.20.051 — Daylight Saving Time Washington RCW 1.20.052 — Permanent DST Intent Washington State CRAB — 39 Counties British Columbia — Permanent UTC−07 Beginning in 2026

Reviewed August 20, 2026. IANA architecture baseline: tzdb 2026c. Live clocks, current abbreviations and UTC offsets update automatically from supported browser time-zone data.

Washington Time Zone FAQ

What time zone is Washington State in?

Washington State is entirely in Pacific Time. The state uses PST (UTC−08:00) during standard time and PDT (UTC−07:00) during daylight saving time.

How many time zones are in Washington State?

Washington State has one official time zone: Pacific Time. There is no internal time-zone boundary.

Does all of Washington State have the same time?

Yes. Seattle, Spokane, Tacoma, Vancouver, Bellevue, Olympia, Yakima and all 39 counties share the same official Pacific Time rules.

What time zone is Seattle in?

Seattle is in Pacific Time and uses PST during standard time and PDT during daylight saving time. See the dedicated Seattle Time Zone guide.

What time zone is Spokane in?

Spokane is in Pacific Time, not Mountain Time. It follows the same PST/PDT schedule as Seattle and the rest of Washington State.

What is Washington State's UTC offset?

Washington State is UTC−08:00 during Pacific Standard Time and UTC−07:00 during Pacific Daylight Time.

Does Washington State observe daylight saving time?

Yes. In 2026, daylight saving time in Washington State runs from March 8 at 2:00 a.m. local time to November 1 at 2:00 a.m. local time.

Is Washington State on PST or PDT right now?

Washington State uses PST during standard time and PDT during daylight saving time. The live clock above calculates the current abbreviation from the date.

What IANA time zone should I use for Washington State?

Use America/Los_Angeles for current and future Washington State civil-time calculations.

How many counties are in Washington State?

Washington State has 39 counties, and every county uses Pacific Time.

Is Washington State the same time as Washington, D.C.?

No. Washington State uses Pacific Time while Washington, D.C. uses Eastern Time. Washington, D.C. is normally three hours ahead.

Will Washington State have the same time as British Columbia after 2026?

Not all year. British Columbia adopted permanent UTC−07 beginning March 8, 2026. Washington is still scheduled to return to PST at UTC−08 on November 1, 2026, making British Columbia one hour ahead during Washington's standard-time season.

Is Washington State ending daylight saving time?

No change is in force as of August 20, 2026. RCW 1.20.051 still requires seasonal clock changes. Washington also has a contingent permanent-PDT framework, while SB 5001 and HB 2119 proposed permanent standard time but have not become law.