One time zone · 27 cities
Current local time in Panama
Panama keeps a single time zone, America/Panama, currently UTC−5. It does not observe daylight saving time, so the offset holds all year.
Every clock below is computed in your browser from the IANA time zone database, so the offsets reflect the daylight-saving rules in force today rather than a value written down once and left to rot.
Panama time zones and current offsets
| IANA zone | Local time now | UTC offset | Daylight saving | Largest city |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| America/Panama | 07:05 AM | UTC−5 | Not observed | Panama City |
Converting a specific time into Panama? Use the converter, or find an hour that works across both ends of the call.
Local time by city in Panama
27 cities, largest first. Each links to a live clock with that city's own zone, sun times and daylight-saving dates — matched to the city rather than assumed from the country.
Panamatime — questions & answers
- What time is it in Panama right now?
- Panama City, the largest city in Panama, is currently 7:05 AM on America/Panama (UTC−5). The whole country shares that time.
- How many time zones does Panama have?
- One. The whole of Panama uses America/Panama, currently UTC−5.
- Does Panama observe daylight saving time?
- No. Panama stays on the same offset all year. That means the difference between Panama and countries that do change their clocks shifts by an hour twice a year, even though nothing changed locally.
- Which cities in Panama are covered?
- 27 cities in Panama, each with its own page showing live local time, its IANA zone and UTC offset, the next daylight-saving change, and today's sunrise and sunset. This page lists the 27 largest.