Panama City per diem ratesFlorida · FY 2027
Panama City’s full-year average is 9.2% lower than in FY 2021; only 21 areas have fallen over that span. Panama City’s high season has shifted: in FY 2021 it ran March to May, now June to July.
Panama City since FY 2021
Against FY 2026, Panama City’s full-year average rose 2.7%, between Cherry Hill / Moorestown (NJ) and Columbia (MD) among year-on-year changes. In FY 2021 Panama City ranked 56th of 293 by full-year average, between Kenton (KY) and Austin (TX). Along the way: up 12.4% in FY 2023, flat in FY 2024, down 21.3% in FY 2025.
| Months | Cap | Nights |
|---|---|---|
| October to February | $115 | 151 |
| March to May | $149 | 92 |
| June to July | $195 | 61 |
| August to September | $115 | 61 |
Four days in June
Monday, June 7, 2027, to Thursday: up to $865, three nights at the June cap plus $280 M&IE. Starting October 5 instead, in a low month, the same trip comes to $625.
Weighted by days, the cap sits 21.2% above the standard rate over the year.
Panama City among the 295
Panama City’s full-year average lodging cap, $137 a night, ranks 21st of the 22 Florida areas, between Punta Gorda ($139) and Tallahassee ($121). Panama City’s Jun–Jul peak lodging cap of $195 ranks 90th among the peak caps of the 295 areas, between Glens Falls (NY) and Montrose (CO). Bend (OR) and Cambridge / St. Michaels (MD) have exactly the same peak cap. Nationally, Panama City is 196th of 295 on that measure, between Stockton (CA, $137) and Fresno (CA, $136). Florida, area by area.