What time is it in Panama City Beach, Florida?

Most of Florida is on Eastern Daylight Time, but Panama City Beach keeps Central Daylight Time — 1 hour behind the rest of the state. This is the kind of thing that catches people out, and it is why the zone is resolved from the city’s own coordinates rather than assumed from the state.

Panama City Beach is currently on daylight saving time. The next change is Sunday, November 1, 2026, when 2:00 am becomes 1:00 am local time.

Panama City Beach sits at 30.23°N, 85.88°W. For sunrise and sunset there — which do depend on exactly where it is, unlike the clock — see sunrise and sunset in Panama City Beach.

The clock says the same thing everywhere in Central Daylight Time, but the sun does not. Over Panama City Beach it is highest at 12:35 pm today — 35 minutes after clock noon.

A time zone is fifteen degrees of longitude wide, so a city near its eastern edge sees the sun peak well before noon by the clock and one near the western edge well after. Panama City Beach sits at 85.9°W, comfortably inside its zone. Daylight saving adds another hour on top of that until the clocks change.