Daylight Saving Time in Seattle is ending on Sunday, November 3rd.
Love it or hate it, Daylight Saving Time is still observed in Seattle. That means that on Sunday, November 3rd the sunset will suddenly set an hour earlier at 4:47 p.m. Longtime Seattleites know what that means: the Big Dark is officially here.
Read on for all the details.
Daylight Saving Time is a controversial issue here in Seattle. Back in 2019 Governor Jay Inslee actually signed a state bill that would allow for the year-round observation of daylight saving time (i.e. no more “falling back” to these early winter sunsets). Unfortunately the bill won’t go through without a federal waiver.
There is also the Sunshine Protection Act that has been introduced to Congress to make Daylight Saving Time permanent across the country. That was introduced back in March 2023 with no result as of yet.
So for now, Seattle will continue to set the clocks back an hour every November. This coming November 3 the sunrise will be an hour earlier at 6:57 a.m. and the sun will set at 4:47 p.m. The earliest sunsets in Seattle this winter will be in December before the days begin to get longer again.
The sun won’t set after 6:00 p.m. again until March 2025. Then we’ll see an even more dramatic increase in sunlight when Daylight Saving Time returns on March 9, 2025. On that day, the sunset will jump an hour ahead and we will once again see the sun setting after 7:00 p.m. here in Seattle.
As Seattle enters the Big Dark, we recommend using our guides full of all the fun things to do in Seattle this fall and winter:
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- 43 Fun Things To Do With Kids In Seattle This Fall
- 30 Magical Things To Do In Seattle During The Holidays