Current Time in Paris

About time in Paris

Paris runs on Central European Time, the offset shared by most of continental Europe from Spain to Poland. The city sits at UTC+1 through the winter and advances to UTC+2 (CEST) from the last Sunday of March until the last Sunday of October. France actually spans more time zones than any other country once its overseas territories are counted, but mainland Paris always tracks CET. The long-running EU debate over scrapping the seasonal clock change has stalled, so for now Paris keeps switching twice a year.

Paris changes its clocks for daylight saving time, so its exact UTC offset depends on the season (UTC+1 (UTC+2 in summer)). The live clock above reads Paris's local time directly from the IANA time zone database in your browser, using the rules installed on your device. Keep your browser updated when regional rules change. To plan a call or convert a specific moment, use the timezone converter or meeting planner linked below.

Daylight in Paris through 2026

Paris sits at about 48.9°N, 2.4°E. The longest day of 2026 is June 19, with 16h 11m between sunrise and sunset. The shortest is December 18, with 8h 15m, a difference of 7 h 56 min. At this mid-latitude, winter evenings are dark early and summer evenings stay light well after a normal working day.

The earliest sunrise of the year comes around June 12 (05:46) and the latest sunset around June 23 (21:58). These are not exactly on the solstice because the sun’s position runs slightly ahead of or behind clock time during the year.

Solar noon, when the sun is highest, falls at about 12:57 local time in late March, 13:52 in late June and 12:48 in late December. In standard time the sun is highest at about 12:51 on average, roughly 51 minutes after 12:00, so the civil clock runs ahead of sun time and evenings feel late in Paris. During daylight saving time everything moves an hour later on the clock.

Local clock times, including daylight saving where it applies. Calculated with the standard sunrise equation for the city centre; terrain and tall buildings can delay the visible sunrise.

Clock changes in Paris (2026–2027)

Paris changes its clocks twice in 2026. On a change night, the local time skips or repeats a block of time, and the gap to other cities shifts unless they change on the same date.

• Sunday, March 29, 2026: at 02:00 clocks go forward one hour to 03:00 (UTC+1 → UTC+2).
• Sunday, October 25, 2026: at 03:00 clocks go back one hour to 02:00 (UTC+2 → UTC+1).
• Sunday, March 28, 2027: at 02:00 clocks go forward one hour to 03:00 (UTC+1 → UTC+2).
• Sunday, October 31, 2027: at 03:00 clocks go back one hour to 02:00 (UTC+2 → UTC+1).

Recurring meetings set in Paris time stay at the same local hour; participants elsewhere see the meeting move by an hour for the weeks when only one side has changed.

Dates come from the IANA time zone database as bundled with this site’s build. Governments occasionally change rules at short notice; see our methodology.