Current local time in Panama
Panama has one time zone: EST (Eastern Standard Time), UTC−5. The current time in 20 cities, with daylight saving dates and the time zone of each.
Panama City (capital)
EST
Tuesday, October 27, 2026
UTC−5
- Capital
- Panama City
- Continent
- North America
- Time zones
- 1
- Population
- 4,571,189
- Area
- 78,200 km²
- Currency
- Balboa (PAB)
- Languages
- Spanish, English
- Dialling code
- +507
- Internet domain
- .pa
Time zone in Panama
One zone covers the whole country. Its largest city stands for it below.
| City | Local time | Compared to Panama City |
|---|---|---|
| Panama CityEST (Eastern Standard Time) · America/Panama | Tue 3:57 AM | Same time |
Current local time in 20 cities in Panama
Every city in Panama with 15,000 people or more, alphabetically, with its current local time. Open a city for its time zone, clock changes, sunrise and sunset.
- Alcalde DíazTue 3:57 AM
- AncónTue 3:57 AM
- ArraijánTue 3:57 AM
- CativáTue 3:57 AM
- ChanguinolaTue 3:57 AM
- ChilibreTue 3:57 AM
- ColónTue 3:57 AM
- CurundúTue 3:57 AM
- DavidTue 3:57 AM
- Juan DíazTue 3:57 AM
- La ChorreraTue 3:57 AM
- La ConcepciónTue 3:57 AM
- Panama CityTue 3:57 AM
- PedregalTue 3:57 AM
- PenonoméTue 3:57 AM
- SabanitasTue 3:57 AM
- San MiguelitoTue 3:57 AM
- Santiago de VeraguasTue 3:57 AM
- TocumenTue 3:57 AM
- VeracruzTue 3:57 AM
Countries next to Panama
Frequently asked questions
The clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Panama City, the capital of Panama. Every city in Panama keeps the same time.
One. All of Panama is on EST (Eastern Standard Time) (America/Panama).
No. Clocks stay on UTC−5 all year.
Place data from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Times follow the IANA time zone database; sunrise and sunset are computed for the city's coordinates.