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Best Meeting Times Between Seattle and Beijing
Seattle shares Pacific time with San Francisco and Los Angeles, so the Beijing gap is among the widest of any common US-China business route.
Recommended window
A workable window is often 5-6 PM Seattle / 8-9 AM Beijing the next day.
Timezone difference
Beijing is usually 15 or 16 hours ahead of Seattle, depending on US daylight saving time. Three-letter abbreviations can be misleading, so use city names and a date when confirming international meeting times.
Remote team scheduling advice
For two-city meetings, use the cleanest overlap and keep the call short. For larger teams, add every participant to the tool above and let the overlap window decide whether the meeting should be live, async, or rotated.
What is the best time for a Seattle to Beijing meeting?
A workable window is often 5-6 PM Seattle / 8-9 AM Beijing the next day.
How many hours apart are Seattle and Beijing?
Beijing is usually 15 or 16 hours ahead of Seattle, depending on US daylight saving time.
Why is this gap so wide?
Seattle is on the US west coast (Pacific time), which is three hours behind New York, widening the gap to Beijing even further.
What is a common workaround?
Teams often rotate the inconvenient slot between a late Seattle afternoon and an early Beijing morning.
Related timezone pages
Beijing to Los Angeles · San Francisco to Beijing · Seattle to Tokyo · Global meeting guide