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	木曜日, 13時35分42秒
UTC -5	EST	Eastern Standard Time	Miami	木曜日, 14時35分42秒

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	木曜日, 13時35分42秒
ET	Eastern Time	UTC -5:00 / -4:00	木曜日, 14時35分42秒

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	2025年3月9日 (日)
UTC -4	EDT	Eastern Daylight Time	2025年3月9日 (日)

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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