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Seattle and Dhaka working-hours overlap

Dhaka is 13 hours ahead of Seattle. The comparison below uses a standard 9:00–17:00 day in each city, calculated from the IANA time zone database so daylight saving is already accounted for. The clocks update live in your browser.

USA
Seattle
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America/Los_Angeles
Bangladesh
Dhaka
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Asia/Dhaka · BDT

A full day, side by side

Each row runs midnight to midnight in that city's own local time.

Seattle
09:00–17:00
Dhaka
13:00–13:00
Both working
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Hours labelled in Seattle local time.

No shared hours. A standard Seattle workday and a standard Dhaka workday never coincide, which is why the bar above is empty. The table below shows how close the two get.

Hour by hour

Every hour either city is working, and what the clock reads on both sides.

Working hours in Seattle and Dhaka, hour by hour
SeattleDhakaStatus
00:0013:00Dhaka only
01:0014:00Dhaka only
02:0015:00Dhaka only
03:0016:00Dhaka only
09:0022:00Seattle only
10:0023:00Seattle only
11:0000:00Seattle only
12:0001:00Seattle only
13:0002:00Seattle only
14:0003:00Seattle only
15:0004:00Seattle only
16:0005:00Seattle only
20:0009:00Dhaka only
21:0010:00Dhaka only
22:0011:00Dhaka only
23:0012:00Dhaka only
Time difference
13h
Dhaka is ahead
Shared working time
no shared hours
Based on 9–17 both sides
Golden window
No shared 9-to-5 hours
Next clock change
Sun, Nov 1
Only one city shifts

Heads up: only one of these cities has an upcoming daylight-saving change, so the gap between them will shift. Any recurring meeting will move by an hour for one side unless you re-check it after that date.

Best time to call Dhaka from Seattle

A standard 9:00–17:00 day in Seattle does not intersect a standard day in Dhaka at all. Dhaka is 13 hours ahead of Seattle. Whoever joins the call is stepping outside their working hours, so the fair thing is to alternate who takes the inconvenient slot.

The least disruptive options are the edges: early morning in Seattle before Dhaka finishes for the evening, or late afternoon in Seattle once Dhaka is starting the next day. Anything in the middle lands in someone's night.

Cross-timezone workday overlap and collaboration

With so little shared time, Seattle and Dhaka work best as an asynchronous pair with one synchronous exception. Write decisions down as they are made rather than saving them for a call, because the next chance to talk is a day away.

Treat the gap as a handoff rather than a delay. Whoever finishes first should leave the next step written down and unambiguous; 13 hours later the other side picks it up without needing to ask a question that would cost another full day.

Watch for fatigue on recurring meetings. A weekly call that sits at the very edge of someone's evening is tolerable once and corrosive after a month. If the only workable slot is uncomfortable for one side, rotate it, or accept that the meeting should be a document instead.

Practical rules for this pairing

Frequently asked questions (Seattle & Dhaka)

What is the current time difference between Seattle and Dhaka?

Dhaka is 13 hours ahead of Seattle. That gap is calculated from the live IANA time zone database, so it already accounts for whichever daylight-saving rules are in force today rather than assuming a fixed offset.

What is the best window for a one-hour team sync between Seattle and Dhaka?

There is no window where a standard 9:00–17:00 day in Seattle overlaps one in Dhaka, so a one-hour sync has to sit outside someone's working hours. Alternate which side absorbs it, or replace the meeting with a written handoff.

Do Seattle and Dhaka change their clocks on the same date?

No. Seattle changes its clocks on Sun, Nov 1, while Dhaka has no upcoming change. The gap between the two cities will shift by 60 minutes on that date, so any recurring meeting will move relative to one side unless you re-check it.

How many hours do Seattle and Dhaka actually share in a working day?

None. A standard 9:00–17:00 day in Seattle and the same in Dhaka do not intersect, which is why teams spanning these two cities usually adopt a split shift on one side.

Plan it with your real hours

These figures assume a 9-to-17 on both sides. Drag in your actual shifts, add a split evening block, and generate a booking link for Dhaka.

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