What time is it in panama city beach florida

Want to convert Panama City Beach time to different time zone? Our CDT Time Zone Converter will help you find and compare Panama City Beach time to any time zone or city around the world.

Additionally you can select one of our popular time converters, allowing convert Panama City Beach CDT timezone to GMT, PST, EST, CET, PDT, CST, EDT, IST, BST, CEST timezones.

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Name

CDT - Central Daylight Time

UTC / GMT Offset

-5:00 hours during Central Daylight Time, currently in use.

Panama City Beach Facts

Alternative Names

Panama City Beach, Panama Siti Bich, ba na ma shi hai tan, bnma syty bytsh, paeneomasitibichi, panama siti bica, panama syty bych flwryda, Панама Сити Бич, بنما سيتي بيتش, پاناما سیتی بیچ، فلوریدا, पनामा सिटी बीच, 巴拿马市海滩, 패너마시티비치

Geographic Coordinates

30° 10' N Latitude / 85° 48' W Longitude

International Dialing Code

+1

What time is it in panama city beach florida

Panama City Beach is located in northern Florida in the western part of the pan handle. Florida straddles two time zones and PCB is in the Central Time Zone.

Panama City Beach (and all of Bay County) is in the Central Time Zone. However, it is in the very most eastern part of the time zone.  So, if you drive a few minutes east, you will be in the Eastern Time Zone.

What time is it in panama city beach florida

While Panama City Beach is in the same time zone as  Sioux Falls, Oklahoma City, and all of Texas (the central time zone), the sunset and sunrise are closer to that of Atlanta and New York which are in the EST.

While almost all states (37 to be exact), are all in a single time zone. Florida is one of 13 states that has more than one time zone.

Panama City Beach May Get Daylight Savings Time All Year

Panama City Beach (like the rest of Florida) participates in Daylight Savings Time.  A bill passed in Florida to make it daylight savings time year round.  DST year-round would give more daylight in the evening hours and possibly result in fewer car accidents & robberies.

Since PCB is a tourist area (year round), this would allow visitors more time to enjoy the sun later in the day, and not just during daylight savings time.

This could be beneficial to the area’s commerce as the beach town has events and crowds all year long. Extra daylight at the end of the day could mean that some businesses could stay open longer.

However, it could mean having to get up in the dark to beat the crowds at the areas best donut shops.

Why It’s Taking So Long

However, the Federal government oversees our time system and Congress must approve Florida’s bill to make daylight savings time in Panama City Beach and all of Florida permanent.

Both Congress and the Senate have been dragging their feet on approving Florida’s plan because they have their own bipartisan bill to make DST  last year round for the entire country. This would mean that Americans would never have to “spring forward” or “fall back” and adjust their clocks ever again.

It’s called the “Sunshine Protection Act of 2021” would eliminate Standard Time.

The good news is, if you’re like me, you don’t even wear a watch while at the beach. At ‘The Worlds Most Beautiful Beaches’, if it’s sunny, then there is always something to do. (Okay, I do carry my phone which has a clock).

But, Panama City Beach Florida would still be in the Central Time Zone when the government finally fixes time.

What time is it?

Current local time inPanama City Beach United States

What day is it in Panama City Beach right now?

Friday (November 4, 2022)

Next time change to Standard Time

What time is it in panama city beach florida

Sunday, November 6, 2022

1 hour back

from 2:00 am to 1:00 am

Latest clock change to Daylight Saving Time

What time is it in panama city beach florida

Sunday, March 13, 2022

1 hour forward

from 2:00 am to 3:00 am

Central Daylight Time (North America)CDT

Time Zone

America/
Chicago

Universal Time Coordinated GMT / UTC

UTC-6

Daylight Saving Time CDT: Central Daylight Time (North America)

Currently in use

UTC-5

Standard Time CST: Central Standard Time (North America)

UTC-6

What time is it in panama city beach florida

Time Zone Converter (Time Difference Calculator)

Compare the local time of two timezones, countries or cities of the world.

Time Difference to major World Cities

The sun in Panama City Beach: Today, November 4, 2022

What time is it in panama city beach florida

Sunrise

6:59 am

Local time

What time is it in panama city beach florida

Sunset

5:53 pm

Local time

City information

  • Map: Panama City Beach
  • Alternative names
  • Country & Time Zone
  • Population
  • Elevation above sea level

Alternative names

  • Panama City Beach
  • Panama Siti Bich
  • ba na ma shi hai tan
  • bnma syty bytsh
  • paeneomasitibichi
  • panama siti bica
  • panama syty bych flwryda
  • Панама Сити Бич
  • بنما سيتي بيتش
  • پاناما سیتی بیچ، فلوریدا
  • पनामा सिटी बीच
  • 巴拿马市海滩
  • 패너마시티비치

Country

Panama City Beach is a city in United States.

Time Zone

The name of the time zone is America/Chicago.

Elevation above sea level

3m

Major cities in the vicinity of Panama City Beach (Bay County, Florida)

United States: Neighbouring Countries

Other Time Zones with UTC -6

Is Panama City Beach in a different time zone?

Panama City Beach (and all of Bay County) is in the Central Time Zone. However, it is in the very most eastern part of the time zone. So, if you drive a few minutes east, you will be in the Eastern Time Zone.

Does time change in Panama City Florida?

Panama City, Florida does utilize Daylight Saving Time.

What city is the time change in Florida?

There are Two Time Zones in Florida One county in the Florida Panhandle—Gulf County—observes both Eastern Time and Central Time. The southern portion of the county, with its largest city, Port St. Joe, uses Eastern Time, while Wewahitchka in the northern portion observes Central Time.

Does Panama City Beach have Daylight Savings Time?

Clock Changes in Panama City Beach, Florida, USA Sunday, March 13, 2022, 3:00:00 am local daylight time instead. Sunrise and sunset were about 1 hour later on Mar 13, 2022 than the day before. There was more light in the evening. Also called Spring Forward, Summer Time, and Daylight Savings Time.