Time in Paris
It is 04:26 on Thursday, 17 September 2026 in Paris. Paris is in France. Civil time uses the IANA zone Europe/Paris at +02:00 from UTC (in effect). Use the live clock below for the current local time, then jump to a difference or conversion when you need meeting math.
Paris uses Europe/Paris on Central European Time, moving between UTC+01:00 in winter and UTC+02:00 in summer under EU daylight saving rules.
Office hours commonly run 09:00–18:00, sometimes with a longer midday break in some sectors. New York mornings overlap Paris afternoons; Asia calls favour Paris mornings.
Europe/Paris follows the EU last-Sunday-in-March / last-Sunday-in-October rule, which is not the US second-Sunday-in-March rule. A dual-listed “EDT/CEST” series will skip a week twice a year.
Paris time zone
- UTC offset
- UTC+02:00
- Abbreviation
- CEST
- IANA
- Europe/Paris
- DST
- in effect
Daylight saving in Paris
Daylight saving is currently in effect, so Paris is running one step ahead of its standard offset. Clocks in Paris next go back on 25 October 2026 at 02:00 local time, moving from UTC+02:00 to UTC+01:00.
Daylight in Paris today
The sun rises at 07:30 and sets at 19:59, giving 12 h 30 m of daylight. Solar noon falls at 13:45, 105 minutes after the clock reads twelve, because Paris sits west of the 30° E meridian its current offset is built on.
- Sunrise
- 07:30
- Sunset
- 19:59
- Daylight
- 12 h 30 m
- Solar noon
- 13:45Solar noon is when the sun sits highest in the sky. It drifts from clock noon across a time zone, which is why one clock can span very different days.
Best time to call Paris
Overlap between a 09:00–17:00 working day in Paris and the same hours in other major cities.
Popular time differences
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About Paris
- Population
- 2,103,778The administrative city figure recorded by Wikidata. The surrounding urban area is larger.
- Region
- Île-de-France
- Coordinates
- 48.8567° N, 2.3522° ELatitude is what drives the sunrise and sunset times above.
- Currency
- Euro (EUR)
- Calling code
- +33Dial this after your international access prefix, and check the overlap table above before you call.
- Languages
- French
- Airports
- CDGCharles de GaulleORYOrlyArrival and departure boards at these airports quote Paris local time, not the time where you booked.
Frequently asked questions about time in Paris
- What time is it in Paris right now?
- It is 04:26 in Paris as this page was generated, and the clock above keeps ticking in your browser. Paris uses the IANA zone Europe/Paris, currently +02:00.
- Which time zone is Paris in?
- Paris is in the CEST time zone (Europe/Paris), currently +02:00. Always store the identifier rather than the offset — the offset changes with daylight saving, the identifier does not.
- Does Paris observe daylight saving time?
- Yes. Paris shifts its clocks during the year, so the difference to cities that do not change moves by an hour twice a year.
- Is Paris ahead of or behind UTC?
- Paris is currently at +02:00. When it is 12:00 UTC, the local time in Paris is 14:00.
Well-known places in Paris
If you are checking the time in Paris because you are heading there, these are the most widely documented places to see.
- Eiffel TowerRead more on Wikipedia
- Louvre MuseumRead more on Wikipedia
- Notre-Dame de ParisRead more on Wikipedia