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title: "Best Meeting Time: Seattle / Los Angeles & Berlin / Madrid / Paris — Geo-Parity"
description: "Seattle / Los Angeles and Berlin / Madrid / Paris have no standard working-hours overlap (9h apart). See the best compromise slot."
canonical: "https://geo-parity.com/meeting/seattle-and-berlin/"
generator: geo-parity markdown twin
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Timezone Overlap · 9h apart

# Best meeting time between 🇺🇸 Seattle / Los Angeles and 🇪🇺 Berlin / Madrid / Paris

With standard 09:00–18:00 days, these cities never overlap — someone has to flex.

## The golden window (2026-09-23)

No shared 09:00–18:00 window. Open the planner below to see the best compromise slot and adjust each side's hours.

[Open this pair in the interactive planner →](https://geo-parity.com/meeting-planner?z=America/Los_Angeles:540-1080,Europe/Berlin:540-1080) (live DST, custom hours, more cities)

## Quick facts

- Seattle / Los Angeles: UTC−7 (America/Los_Angeles)
- Berlin / Madrid / Paris: UTC+2 (Europe/Berlin)
- Time difference: 9 hours (on 2026-09-23)

## Frequently asked questions

- **What is the time difference between Seattle / Los Angeles and Berlin / Madrid / Paris?**: 9 hours (as of 2026-09-23; daylight saving can shift it by an hour part of the year).
- **What is the timezone friction score between Seattle / Los Angeles and Berlin / Madrid / Paris?**: 10/100 (Broken) — 0h of shared working time per day. Higher scores mean easier synchronous collaboration; add the rest of your team in the interactive scorer for the full picture and the 'lone wolf' flag.
- **When can teams in Seattle / Los Angeles and Berlin / Madrid / Paris meet during working hours?**: With standard 09:00–18:00 working days there is no shared window — one side needs to flex earlier or later. The interactive planner shows the best near-miss.
- **Does this account for daylight saving time?**: Yes — offsets are computed from the IANA timezone database for the specific date. Use the interactive planner to check any future date.

Overlap computed for 2026-09-23; DST transitions can shift it. Agents: GET /api/meeting.json?zones=America/Los_Angeles,Europe/Berlin.

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Source: Geo-Parity — https://geo-parity.com/meeting/seattle-and-berlin/