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Time in Fort Walton Beach, Florida, United States now

02:40:55PM

Saturday, 23 May, 2026, week 21

International Day to End Obstetric Fistula / World Synth Day

Sun: ↑ 05:48AM ↓ 07:39PM (13h 51m) - More info - Make Fort Walton Beach time default - Add to favourite locations

Time zone info for Fort Walton Beach

UTC -5

Central Time (CT)
now 1 hour behind New York

From 1 November 2026: UTC -6 / Central Standard Time (CST)
The IANA time zone identifier for Fort Walton Beach is America/Chicago.

Sunday March 8 2026

Latest change: Summer time started

Switched to UTC -5 / Central Daylight Time (CDT).
The time was set forward one hour from 02:00AM to 03:00AM local time.

Sunday November 1 2026

Next change: Winter time starts

Switching to UTC -6 / Central Standard Time (CST).
The time will be set back one hour from 02:00AM to 01:00AM local time.

Time difference
from Fort Walton Beach

Los Angeles	−2 hours	−2 hours
Chicago	0
New York	+1 hours
Toronto	+1 hours
São Paulo	+2 hours
UTC	+5 hours
Lagos	+6 hours
London	+6 hours
Johannesburg	+7 hours
Paris	+7 hours
Zurich	+7 hours
Cairo	+8 hours
Istanbul	+8 hours
Moscow	+8 hours
Dubai	+9 hours
Mumbai	+10.5 hours
Hong Kong	+13 hours
Shanghai	+13 hours
Singapore	+13 hours
Tokyo	+14 hours
Sydney	+15 hours

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Sunrise, sunset, day length and solar time for Fort Walton Beach

Sunrise: 05:48AM
Sunset: 07:39PM
Day length: 13h 51m
Solar noon: 12:43PM
The current local time in Fort Walton Beach is 43 minutes ahead of apparent solar time.

Fort Walton Beach on the map

Location: Florida, United States
Latitude: 30.421. Longitude: -86.617
Population: 22,000
Elevation: 2 m

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Best restaurants in Fort Walton Beach

#1 Stewby's Seafood Shanty - American and fast food
#2 IHOP - American and fast food
#3 First Watch - Vegetarian options food

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