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Panama City×Cape Town

Panama · PA
Panama City
—:—
America/Panama·
No DST
South Africa · ZA
Cape Town
—:—
Africa/Johannesburg·
No DST

Panama City is 7 hours ahead of Cape Town. Scrub a time, meet in the overlap, ship the invite — before the kettle boils.

◊ at a glance

Three numbers. The ones that decide the meeting.

01
Difference
7h ahead
Panama City vs Cape Town
02
Overlap
1h
Business hours 09:00 – 17:00
03
UTC offsets
GMT-5 / GMT+2
Panama · SAST
04
Flight
13h 47m
11,293 km · great-circle, non-stop cruise
◊ the overlap

When the world meets at work.

24-hour overlap
1h shared · 09:00 – 10:00 Panama City
Panama City
—:—
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6
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12
15
18
21
Cape Town
—:—
9
12
15
18
21
0
3
6
Scrub a meeting time14:00 Panama City
Same moment in Cape Town21:00 Cape Town
◊ hour by hour

Read the day in both zones.

Share this meeting
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14:00 Panama City21:00 Cape Town
Full 24-hour reference
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09:00Both working
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10:00Panama City only
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◊ common questions

Quick answers. Before you book the call.

What's the time difference between Panama City and Cape Town?

Panama City is 7 hours ahead of Cape Town. Panama City runs on GMT-5 and Cape Town on GMT+2. The gap can shift by an hour when either side enters or leaves daylight saving — the live clocks above always reflect the current offset.

When's the best time to schedule a meeting?

There are 1 hour where both cities are inside a 09:00–17:00 workday. Aim for the middle of that window so neither side is starting or closing out.

Does daylight saving time change the difference?

Yes, if either city observes DST. When one side shifts and the other doesn't, the gap changes by one hour. The DST badges under each clock show whether each zone is currently shifted and when the next transition lands.

How far is Panama City from Cape Town?

About 11,293 km as the crow flies (great-circle distance). A non-stop commercial flight cruises that in roughly 13h 47m, not counting airport time, winds, or routing around restricted airspace.

Can I send this meeting time as a calendar invite?

Yes. Pick a time on the slider above, open the meeting card, customize the title and duration, then download the .ics file. It imports cleanly into Google Calendar, Outlook, and Apple Calendar with the correct timezone attached.

◊ keep going

One pair down. 299 cities to go.

Every pair in 300 cities runs the same clocks, the same overlap, the same one-click invite. Pick another.

PANAMA CITY · America/Panama
GMT-5 · 8.98°, -79.52°

CAPE TOWN · Africa/Johannesburg
GMT+2 · -33.92°, 18.42°

1h shared · 7h ahead