Panama City is located in Panama and uses the America/Panama timezone, currently EST (GMT-5) from UTC. Panama City does not observe daylight saving time. Sunrise is at 05:48 and sunset at 18:43 local time. The coordinates of Panama City are 8.99°N, 79.52°W.

Today Panama City gets 12 hours 55 minutes of daylight. Solar noon — when the sun is highest — falls at 12:15, about 15 minutes after clock noon.

Right now Panama City shares its EST (GMT-5) offset with Chicago, Houston, San Antonio, Dallas, Minneapolis, Austin. Clocks in these places read the same, even where the calendar date differs.

Frequently asked questions

What time zone is Panama City in?›

Panama City is in the America/Panama timezone, currently EST (GMT-5) from UTC.

Does Panama City observe daylight saving time?›

No. Panama City does not observe daylight saving time. The UTC offset is always GMT-5.

What is the UTC offset for Panama City?›

Panama City is currently GMT-5 from UTC (EST (GMT-5)).

Times on this page were calculated on 11 September 2026.