CDG local time
Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport
Thursday, 13th August 2026
- UTC offset
- UTC+2
- Time zone
- Europe/ParisCEST
- Sunrise
- 4:39 am
- Sunset
- 7:09 pm
- Daylight
- 14 hours 30 minutes190 seconds shorter than yesterday
- Daylight saving
- OnNext change in 73 days
Getting to and from CDG
Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport serves Paris, about 25 km away.
Departure boards and boarding passes always use local airport time — which is what the clock above shows, computed for the terminal's own coordinates rather than the city centre. Clocks go back 1 hour on Sunday, 25th October 2026, at 2:59 am local time (2:00 am after the change).
Time difference from CDG
| City | Local time | 24h | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles PDT | 5:57 pm Wed | 17:57 | 9 hours behind |
| Mexico City CST | 6:57 pm Wed | 18:57 | 8 hours behind |
| Chicago CDT | 7:57 pm Wed | 19:57 | 7 hours behind |
| New York City EDT | 8:57 pm Wed | 20:57 | 6 hours behind |
| Toronto EDT | 8:57 pm Wed | 20:57 | 6 hours behind |
| São Paulo UTC-3 | 9:57 pm Wed | 21:57 | 5 hours behind |
| London BST | 1:57 am | 01:57 | 1 hour behind |
| Berlin CEST | 2:57 am | 02:57 | the same time |
Other major airports
Questions people ask
What time is it at CDG airport right now?
It is 2:57 am (02:57) on Thursday, 13th August 2026 at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport. Boarding passes and departure boards always use local airport time, which is what this clock shows.
What time zone is CDG in?
Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport is in Europe/Paris, currently CEST (UTC+2) — the same zone as Paris.
How far is CDG from Paris?
About 25 km (16 miles) from the centre of Paris. Worth knowing when you are working out what time to leave for a flight, not just what time it is.
Does CDG observe daylight saving time?
Clocks go back 1 hour on Sunday, 25th October 2026, at 2:59 am local time (2:00 am after the change).