Washington operates on Pacific Standard Time (PST) during winter months, which is 8 hours behind Coordinated Universal Time (UTC-8). During daylight saving time, observed from the second Sunday in March to the first Sunday in November, Washington switches to Pacific Daylight Time (PDT), which is UTC-7.
All of Washington follows the same time zone. Major cities including Seattle, Spokane, Tacoma, Vancouver, and Bellevue all observe Pacific Time. This makes scheduling across Washington straightforward, as there's no time difference within the state.
Washington is home to Seattle, a major tech hub in Pacific Time. When it's 9 AM in Seattle, it's noon in New York and 5 PM in London. Companies like Amazon and Microsoft coordinate global operations from the Pacific Time Zone.