South Africa is 7 hours ahead of the center of Panama.
PLEASE NOTE: Panama may span multiple time zones. We are using the America/Panama time zone. For more accuracy, choose specific cities for each location. For example, compare Panama City, Panama to South Africa with Alcalde Diaz, Panama to South Africa.
Current time
Panama 10:22 AM on Saturday, Jul 26, 2025
South Africa 5:22 PM on Saturday, Jul 26, 2025
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Meeting planner for Panama and South Africa
To schedule a conference call or plan a meeting at the best time for both parties, you should try between 9:00 AM and 10:00 AM your time in Panama. That will end up being between 4:00 PM and 5:00 PM in South Africa. The chart below shows overlapping times.
Schedule a phone call from Panama to South Africa
If you live in Panama and you want to call a friend in South Africa, you can try calling them between 12:00 AM and 4:00 PM your time. This will be between 7AM - 11PM their time, since South Africa is 7 hours ahead of Panama.
If you're available any time, but you want to reach someone in South Africa at work, you may want to try between 2:00 AM and 10:00 AM your time. This is the best time to reach them from 9AM - 5PM during normal working hours.
| UTC-5 hours | UTC+2 hours |
| Panama | South Africa |
| 9:00 AM | 4:00 PM |
| 9:30 AM | 4:30 PM |
| 10:00 AM | 5:00 PM |
Panama
Country: PanamaContinent: North America
Category: countries
Time zone: America/Panama (UTC/GMT -5 hours)
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South Africa
Country: South AfricaContinent: Africa
Category: countries
Time zone: Africa/Johannesburg (UTC/GMT +2 hours)
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Time difference
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