Time difference
Karachi to Seattle Time Difference
Seattle is 12 hours behind Karachi — when it's 12:00 PM in Karachi, it's 12:00 AM in Seattle. (Karachi (Asia/Karachi, PKT); Seattle (America/Los_Angeles, PDT).) Below: live local times, the best hours for a call, a full conversion table, and exact daylight-saving dates.
Seattle is 12 hours behind Karachi. Standard 9 AM–5 PM business hours in Karachi and Seattle do not overlap, so a live call needs one side outside normal hours. Clocks change on November 1, 2026, which briefly shifts the gap between Karachi and Seattle — the converter on this page always reflects the correct offset for the date you pick.
- When it's 9:00 AM in Karachi, it's 9:00 PM the previous day in Seattle.
- When it's 9:00 AM in Seattle, it's 9:00 PM in Karachi.
Seattle is currently 12 hours behind Karachi.
Interactive converter
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Best times to meet
Standard 9 AM – 5 PM hours in Karachi and Seattle do not overlap. The least-bad options are an early start in one city or a late evening call in the other — for example a 7–8 AM meeting in Karachi, or a 6–8 PM meeting in Seattle.
Quick conversion table
| Karachi | Seattle |
|---|---|
| 12 AM | 12:00 PM (prev day) |
| 1 AM | 1:00 PM (prev day) |
| 2 AM | 2:00 PM (prev day) |
| 3 AM | 3:00 PM (prev day) |
| 4 AM | 4:00 PM (prev day) |
| 5 AM | 5:00 PM (prev day) |
| 6 AM | 6:00 PM (prev day) |
| 7 AM | 7:00 PM (prev day) |
| 8 AM | 8:00 PM (prev day) |
| 9 AM | 9:00 PM (prev day) |
| 10 AM | 10:00 PM (prev day) |
| 11 AM | 11:00 PM (prev day) |
| 12 PM | 12:00 AM |
| 1 PM | 1:00 AM |
| 2 PM | 2:00 AM |
| 3 PM | 3:00 AM |
| 4 PM | 4:00 AM |
| 5 PM | 5:00 AM |
| 6 PM | 6:00 AM |
| 7 PM | 7:00 AM |
| 8 PM | 8:00 AM |
| 9 PM | 9:00 AM |
| 10 PM | 10:00 AM |
| 11 PM | 11:00 AM |
Daylight saving
On November 1, 2026, Seattle shifts for daylight saving. After that, Seattle will be 13 hours behind Karachi (currently 12 hours behind Karachi). The converter and the tables above always reflect the correct offset for the date you pick.
- Karachi does not observe daylight saving time.
- Seattle is currently observing daylight saving time.
Frequently asked questions
- Is Seattle ahead of or behind Karachi?
- Seattle is 12 hours behind Karachi.
- How many hours behind Karachi is Seattle?
- Seattle is 12 hours behind Karachi.
- What time is 9 AM in Karachi in Seattle?
- 9:00 AM in Karachi is 9:00 PM the previous day in Seattle.
- What time is noon in Karachi in Seattle?
- 12:00 PM in Karachi is 12:00 AM in Seattle.
- What time is 5 PM in Karachi in Seattle?
- 5:00 PM in Karachi is 5:00 AM in Seattle. Useful for end-of-day handoffs between the two offices.
- What time is 3 PM in Karachi in Seattle?
- 3:00 PM in Karachi is 3:00 AM in Seattle.
- Is Karachi currently observing daylight saving time?
- Karachi does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
- Is Seattle currently observing daylight saving time?
- Seattle is currently observing daylight saving time (summer time).
- Do Karachi and Seattle observe daylight saving?
- On November 1, 2026, Seattle shifts for daylight saving. After that, Seattle will be 13 hours behind Karachi (currently 12 hours behind Karachi). The converter and the tables above always reflect the correct offset for the date you pick.
- When is the best time to call Seattle from Karachi?
- Karachi and Seattle business hours don't overlap. The closest options are early mornings in Karachi or late evenings, when one side stretches outside 9–5.
- When is the best time to call Karachi from Seattle?
- Seattle and Karachi business hours don't overlap. The closest options are early mornings in Seattle or late evenings, when one side stretches outside 9–5.
- Karachi (PKT) to Seattle (PDT) — how do I convert quickly?
- Subtract 12 hours from Karachi local time to get Seattle local time. Or use the converter at the top of this page — it stays accurate through daylight-saving changes automatically.
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