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Time in Fort Walton Beach, Florida, United States now

17:21:41

Monday, March 9, 2026, week 11

Fort Walton Beach switched to daylight saving time at 02:00 on Sunday, March 8. The time was set one hour forward.
Sun: ↑ 07:03 ↓ 18:51 (11h 48m) - More info - Make Fort Walton Beach time default - Add to favorite locations

UTC -5

Central Time (CT)
now 1 hour behind New York

From 1 November 2026: UTC -6 / Central Standard Time (CST)
The time in Fort Walton Beach is normally one hour behind the time in New York, but because these time zones don't share the same start and end times for daylight saving time, the time in Fort Walton Beach can for a short while be two hours behind or the same as the time in New York.
The IANA time zone identifier for Fort Walton Beach is America/Chicago.

Sunday March 8 2026

Latest change: Summer time started

Sunday November 1 2026

Next change: Winter time starts

Sunrise: 07:03
Sunset: 18:51
Day length: 11h 48m
Solar noon: 12:57
The current local time in Fort Walton Beach is 57 minutes ahead of apparent solar time.