Time Zones in Florida, United States

Time Zones Currently Being Used in Florida

Offset	Time Zone Abbreviation & Name		Example City	Current Time
UTC -6	CST	Central Standard Time	Pensacola	Fri, 2:21:55 am
UTC -5	EST	Eastern Standard Time	Miami	Fri, 3:21:55 am

There are Two Time Zones in Florida

There are two generic time zones observed in Florida: Eastern Time (ET) and Central Time (CT).

The southern and eastern parts of Florida observe Eastern Standard Time (EST) during standard time and Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) during Daylight Saving Time (DST).

Only 10 counties in the northern and western part of Florida—known as the Panhandle—observe Central Standard Time (CST) and Central Daylight Time (CDT).

One county in the Florida Panhandle—Gulf County—observes both Eastern Time and Central Time. The southern portion of the county, with its largest city, Port St. Joe, uses Eastern Time, while Wewahitchka in the northern portion observes Central Time.

Generalized Time Zones in Florida

Time Zone Abbreviation & Name		Offset	Current Time
CT	Central Time	UTC -6:00 / -5:00	Fri, 2:21:55 am
ET	Eastern Time	UTC -5:00 / -4:00	Fri, 3:21:55 am

Note: Local time in these time zones changes when Daylight Saving Time begins and ends.

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Time Zones Not Currently Being Observed in Florida

Offset	Time Zone Abbreviation & Name		Commences
UTC -5	CDT	Central Daylight Time	Mar 8, 2026
UTC -4	EDT	Eastern Daylight Time	Mar 8, 2026

The above time zones are used during other parts of the year. They will become active again after the next clock change as Daylight Saving Time begins or ends.

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