What time is it in Federal Way, Washington?

Federal Way is currently on daylight saving time. The next change is Sunday, November 1, 2026, when 2:00 am becomes 1:00 am local time.

Federal Way sits at 47.31°N, 122.34°W. For sunrise and sunset there — which do depend on exactly where it is, unlike the clock — see sunrise and sunset in Federal Way.

The clock says the same thing everywhere in Pacific Daylight Time, but the sun does not. Over Federal Way it is highest at 1:00 pm today — 60 minutes after clock noon.

At 122.3°W, Federal Way sits well toward the western edge of its zone, which is why the sun stays up later here than the clock suggests. Daylight saving adds another hour on top until the clocks change.

Today runs 12 hours in Federal Way, and the day is getting shorter by 3 minutes a day. Across the year it swings 7 hours 29 minutes, from 15 hours 56 minutes at the June solstice down to 8 hours 28 minutes in December.

At 47.3°N that puts Federal Way between Kailua at 2 hours 22 minutes and Fairbanks at 18 hours 9 minutes.