Current local time in Fort Walton Beach, United States
Live clock, UTC offset, time zone, daylight saving status and location data for Fort Walton Beach.
Daylight saving time changes 2026
Fort Walton Beach, United States follows seasonal clock changes. Below are the scheduled DST transitions for this year.
8 March 2026 — Daylight Saving Time
STARTSunday, 8 March 2026, 02:00 AM clocks were turned forward 1 hour to Sunday, 8 March 2026, 03:00 AM local daylight time.
Time zone: CST → CDT
1 November 2026 — Daylight Saving Time
ENDSunday, 1 November 2026, 02:00 AM clocks were turned backward 1 hour to Sunday, 1 November 2026, 01:00 AM local standard time.
Time zone: CDT → CST
City
Fort Walton Beach
Region / Country
Florida
,
United States
Time zone
America/Chicago, UTC -5 h.
Population
21 025 people
Latitude
30.4255
Longitude
-86.6222
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