Current time in Paris, France
Central European Time
UTC+02:00- Time zone
- Central European Time · Europe/Paris
- UTC offset now
- UTC+02:00 CEST
- Abbreviation
- CET / CEST
- Daylight saving
- Forward the last Sunday in March at 02:00, back the last Sunday in October at 03:00.
Clocks go back one hour on Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 03:00 (CEST → CET).
- Difference from you
- —
- Location
- Ile-de-France, France (capital) · 48.85° N, 2.35° E
- Population
- 2,138,551
Sun and clock
On average the sun stands highest over Paris at about 12:51 standard time: the clock runs about 51 min ahead of the sun. Over the year, solar noon falls between 12:34 and 13:57 on the local clock, including the hour added by daylight saving time.
| 2026 | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox (Mar 20) | 06:53 | 19:03 | 12h 10m |
| June solstice (Jun 21) | 05:46 | 21:57 | 16h 11m |
| September equinox (Sep 23) | 07:38 | 19:46 | 12h 08m |
| December solstice (Dec 21) | 08:41 | 16:56 | 8h 15m |
Sunrise–sunset today: 07:47–19:33 (11 h 47 min of daylight)
Times are local clock times for the city centre, computed with the NOAA solar equations; hills and refraction can shift them by a few minutes.
Nearby cities
- Brussels, Belgium · 260 km
- Saint Helier, Jersey · 330 km · clock 1 h behind
- London, United Kingdom · 340 km · clock 1 h behind
- Saint Peter Port, Guernsey · 360 km · clock 1 h behind
- Rotterdam, Netherlands · 370 km
- Köln, Germany · 400 km