Panama City uses America/Panama — UTC-05:00 (EST) in standard time. It is located in Panamá, Panama. The live clock shows the current local time and updates every second.
Everything you need to know about Panama City's time zone, UTC offset, and Daylight Saving Time schedule.
Panama City uses UTC-05:00 in standard time. This is the offset used outside the daylight saving period.
This zone does not observe daylight saving time and stays on UTC-05:00 year-round.
The official IANA time zone name for Panama City is America/Panama. This identifier is used in programming, operating systems and calendar applications worldwide.
No daylight saving transitions are scheduled for this zone.
David, Colón
Currency: Panamanian Balboa (PAB), US Dollar (USD). Calling code: +507. Languages: Spanish.
Panama City, also known as Panama, is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Panama. It has a total population of 410,354 in the city proper and 1,086,990 in the Panamá District, which includes the outer corregimientos of the city. The metropolitan area has over 2,100,000 people. The city is at the Pacific entrance of the Panama Canal, in the province of Panama.
The city is the political and administrative center of the country, as well as a hub for banking and commerce.
The city of Panama was founded on 15 August 1519, by Spanish conquistador Pedro Arias Dávila. The city was the starting point for expeditions that conquered the Inca Empire of Peru.
It was a stopover point on one of the most important trade routes in the American continent, leading to the fairs of Nombre de Dios and Portobelo, through which passed most of the gold and silver that Spain mined from the Americas.
Source: Wikipedia contributors — Panama City. Adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0; see licence details. Reviewed by the TimeZoria AI Editorial Team.
408,168 residents (GeoNames city population; metro areas may be larger).
Panamá, Panama.
America/Panama · UTC-05:00 (EST).
No daylight saving time.
Panamanian Balboa (PAB), US Dollar (USD) · +507.
Colón, David, Cartagena
Tocumen International Airport (PTY) about 17.3 km from the city coordinates. Source: OurAirports (public domain).
2024 averages: daily highs 30.4°C and lows 24.4°C. Warmest month: March (average high 33.4°C); coolest month: August (average low 23.7°C). Source: Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
As the economic and financial center of the country, Panama City's economy is service-based, heavily weighted toward banking, commerce, and tourism. The economy depends significantly on trade and shipping activities associated with the Panama Canal and port facilities in Balboa. Source: Wikipedia contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 (adapted).
Region: Panamá · IANA zone: America/Panama · Open data sources and licence details: TimeZoria AI licenses.
Current time in major cities compared to Panama City. Times update live every second.
Note on DST transitions: The offsets shown above reflect the current live offset, which changes twice a year due to Daylight Saving Time. Different regions change their clocks on different dates, which means the difference between Panama City and another city can vary by 1 hour for a short period in spring and autumn. Always verify the exact time difference around DST transition dates for critical scheduling.
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