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Time difference between Seattle and Dallas
Dallas is 2 hours ahead of Seattle. From November 1, 2026: Dallas is 2 hours ahead of Seattle.
| Seattle | United States · America/Los_Angeles · UTC−7 |
|---|---|
| Dallas | United States · America/Chicago · UTC−5 |
| Difference now | Dallas is 2 hours ahead of Seattle |
| Distance | 1,680 miles (2,703 km) |
Daylight saving changes in the next 12 months
| Period | Difference |
|---|---|
| Until November 1, 2026 | Dallas is 2 hours ahead of Seattle |
| November 1, 2026 – March 14, 2027 | Dallas is 2 hours ahead of Seattle |
| From March 14, 2027 | Dallas is 2 hours ahead of Seattle |
Seattle observes daylight saving time. Dallas observes it. Dates are the local dates on which each change takes effect.
Best times to call
Both awake
Hours when it is between 8:00 am and 11:00 pm in both cities:
- 8:00 am – 9:00 pm in Seattle = 10:00 am – 11:00 pm in Dallas · 13 hours
Outside working hours on workdays
Hours when both cities are awake and neither is between 9:00 am and 5:00 pm:
- 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm in Seattle = 7:00 pm – 11:00 pm in Dallas · 4 hours
Good morning and goodnight
- 8:00 am in Seattle is 10:00 am in Dallas.
- 10:00 pm in Seattle is 12:00 am in Dallas the next day.
- 8:00 am in Dallas is 6:00 am in Seattle.
A message sent at one person's bedtime often lands during the other's day. Love Taps has Good morning and Goodnight moods for this: one tap, no reply expected.
Hour by hour
Current offsets. Highlighted rows are hours when both cities are between 8:00 am and 11:00 pm.
| Seattle | Dallas | 8 am – 11 pm |
|---|---|---|
| 12:00 am | 2:00 am | Both asleep |
| 1:00 am | 3:00 am | Both asleep |
| 2:00 am | 4:00 am | Both asleep |
| 3:00 am | 5:00 am | Both asleep |
| 4:00 am | 6:00 am | Both asleep |
| 5:00 am | 7:00 am | Both asleep |
| 6:00 am | 8:00 am | Seattle asleep |
| 7:00 am | 9:00 am | Seattle asleep |
| 8:00 am | 10:00 am | Both awake |
| 9:00 am | 11:00 am | Both awake |
| 10:00 am | 12:00 pm | Both awake |
| 11:00 am | 1:00 pm | Both awake |
| 12:00 pm | 2:00 pm | Both awake |
| 1:00 pm | 3:00 pm | Both awake |
| 2:00 pm | 4:00 pm | Both awake |
| 3:00 pm | 5:00 pm | Both awake |
| 4:00 pm | 6:00 pm | Both awake |
| 5:00 pm | 7:00 pm | Both awake |
| 6:00 pm | 8:00 pm | Both awake |
| 7:00 pm | 9:00 pm | Both awake |
| 8:00 pm | 10:00 pm | Both awake |
| 9:00 pm | 11:00 pm | Dallas asleep |
| 10:00 pm | 12:00 am +1 day | Dallas asleep |
| 11:00 pm | 1:00 am +1 day | Both asleep |
Other long-distance pairs
- New York and Seattle · 3 hours
- Chicago and Seattle · 2 hours
- Los Angeles and Seattle · 0 hours
- Honolulu and Seattle · 3 hours
- Seattle and Vancouver · 0 hours
- Seattle and London · 8 hours
- Seattle and Manila · 15 hours
- Seattle and Bangalore · 12 hours 30 minutes
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Computed October 9, 2026. Love Taps reference pages.