Time in Paris
It is 13:27 on Sunday, 1 November 2026 in Paris. Paris is in France. Civil time uses the IANA zone Europe/Paris at +01:00 from UTC (not 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+01:00
- Abbreviation
- CET
- IANA
- Europe/Paris
- DST
- not in effect
Daylight saving in Paris
Paris is currently on its standard offset. Clocks in Paris next go forward on 28 March 2027 at 03:00 local time, moving from UTC+01:00 to UTC+02:00.
Daylight in Paris today
The sun rises at 07:37 and sets at 17:30, giving 9 h 53 m of daylight. Solar noon falls at 12:34, 34 minutes after the clock reads twelve, because Paris sits west of the 15° E meridian its current offset is built on.
- Sunrise
- 07:37
- Sunset
- 17:30
- Daylight
- 9 h 53 m
- Solar noon
- 12:34Solar 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 13:27 in Paris as this page was generated, and the clock above keeps ticking in your browser. Paris uses the IANA zone Europe/Paris, currently +01:00.
- Which time zone is Paris in?
- Paris is in the CET time zone (Europe/Paris), currently +01:00. 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 +01:00. When it is 12:00 UTC, the local time in Paris is 13:00.
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