Time-zone spread
Panama is modeled as a single-zone country on this page, so the main planning risk is not internal time spread but coordination with DST-observing countries elsewhere.
Largest indexed cluster: America/Panama · 4 cities.
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Country time hub
Panama has 1 time zone.
Last updated recently. Country-level time references, currency snapshots, nearby airports, and next-holiday context refresh on the daily page update window.
What time is it in Panama
It's currently 5:00 AM EST in Panama, which is UTC-05:00. Panama does not observe daylight saving time.
Primary timezone
America/Panama
Indexed cities
4
Next holiday
Separation Day
November 3, 2026
Airport pages
0
Operational country read
This page is classified as a compact country time hub. It combines city coverage, time-zone spread, holiday signals, airport links, and reference-market overlap so users can decide whether to open a city page, a meeting planner, or a travel page next.
Time-zone spread
Panama is modeled as a single-zone country on this page, so the main planning risk is not internal time spread but coordination with DST-observing countries elsewhere.
Largest indexed cluster: America/Panama · 4 cities.
Reference-market overlap
Panama is outside shared business hours for the sampled reference markets right now, so meeting planning should start from the city compare or meeting-planner tools rather than a cold call.
Snapshot uses 8 reference market clocks against America/Panama.
Planning next step
Panama has a holiday calendar page; use it to check public-holiday disruption after confirming the local clock.
Country evidence
Practical use cases
Trust boundaries
Updated 2026-05-22 · ECB rates
Code
PAB
Live ECB rate not available for this currency.
Conversion rates aren’t published for this currency by the ECB. The local code is shown for reference.
Capital
Panama City
Population
4,064,780
Area
75,417 km²
Languages
Spanish
Currencies
PAB, USD
Indexed cities
4
Indexed airports
0
Next public holiday
November 3, 2026
Panama is one of the country intelligence hubs in WorldClockTools, so this page combines live timezone structure, major city clocks, holidays, airports, and same-day planning signals instead of stopping at a flat country index.
Panama currently spans 1 curated timezone. It sits in the Central America subregion. The wider region is Americas.
Tue, Jun 2
David
05:00 AM
America/Panama
Tue, Jun 2
Juan Díaz
05:00 AM
America/Panama
Tue, Jun 2
Panamá
05:00 AM
America/Panama
Tue, Jun 2
San Miguelito
05:00 AM
America/Panama
Exchange snapshot
Currency snapshot unavailable
| Reference market | Current local time | Difference | Business-hours overlap |
|---|---|---|---|
| London | 11:00 AM | +6h | Plan around office hours |
| New York | 06:00 AM | +1h | Plan around office hours |
| Los Angeles | 03:00 AM | -2h | Plan around office hours |
| Dubai | 02:00 PM | +9h | Plan around office hours |
| Singapore | 06:00 PM | +13h | Plan around office hours |
| Tokyo | 07:00 PM | +14h | Plan around office hours |
| Sydney | 08:00 PM | +15h | Plan around office hours |
| São Paulo | 07:00 AM | +2h | Plan around office hours |
Reference fields include Panama: ISO code, canonical slug, timezone roster, indexed cities, airport rows, next holiday, currency/language hints, reference-market overlap, and country-specific planning text.
Country time hubs work best when they connect to the deeper city, airport, compare, and market route families.