Weather
Time zone
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Panama keeps Eastern Standard Time (UTC-5) all year and does not use daylight saving time. In winter it matches New York; in summer it is one hour behind.
Good to know
Shabbat and zmanim are posted locally by Chabad Panama; don't rely on a phone still set to US Eastern daylight time.
Details
- Dst
- No
- Iana zone
- America/Panama
- Utc offset
- -05:00
- Vs new york
- Same time Nov-Mar; 1 hour behind Mar-Nov
- Abbreviation
- EST
Sources
- data.iana.org (opens in a new tab) · checked Nov 5, 2026
- chabadpanama.com (opens in a new tab) · checked Nov 5, 2026
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