Paris
Île-de-France, France
Sunday, 27th September 2026
- UTC offset
- UTC+2
- Time zone
- Europe/ParisCEST
- Sunrise
- 7:44 am
- Sunset
- 7:38 pm
- Daylight
- 11 hours 54 minutes213 seconds shorter than yesterday
- Daylight saving
- OnNext change in 27 days
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Daylight saving in Paris
Clocks go back 1 hour on Sunday, 25th October 2026, at 2:59 am local time (2:00 am after the change).
Right now Paris is on CEST, UTC+2: daylight saving time. That is 27 days away.
Paris time to your time
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Call times with London
Both places are at work between 10am and 17:00 in Paris, 9am to 3pm at the other end.
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Time difference between Paris and major cities
| City | Local time | 24h | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles PDT | 2:23 am | 02:23 | 9 hours behind |
| Mexico City CST | 3:23 am | 03:23 | 8 hours behind |
| Chicago CDT | 4:23 am | 04:23 | 7 hours behind |
| New York City EDT | 5:23 am | 05:23 | 6 hours behind |
| Toronto EDT | 5:23 am | 05:23 | 6 hours behind |
| São Paulo UTC-3 | 6:23 am | 06:23 | 5 hours behind |
| London BST | 10:23 am | 10:23 | 1 hour behind |
| Berlin CEST | 11:23 am | 11:23 | the same time |
| Johannesburg SAST | 11:23 am | 11:23 | the same time |
| Moscow MSK | 12:23 pm | 12:23 | 1 hour ahead |
| Cairo EEST | 12:23 pm | 12:23 | 1 hour ahead |
| Dubai UTC+4 | 1:23 pm | 13:23 | 2 hours ahead |
| Delhi IST | 2:53 pm | 14:53 | 3 hours 30 minutes ahead |
| Shanghai CST | 5:23 pm | 17:23 | 6 hours ahead |
| Tokyo JST | 6:23 pm | 18:23 | 7 hours ahead |
| Sydney AEST | 7:23 pm | 19:23 | 8 hours ahead |
| Auckland NZDT | 10:23 pm | 22:23 | 11 hours ahead |
About Paris
- Population
- 2138551
- Coordinates
- 48.853, 2.349
- Region
- Île-de-France, France
- IANA zone
- Europe/Paris
- Solar noon
- 1:41 pm
Sunrise and sunset above are computed from these coordinates with the NOAA solar equations: not looked up from a table, and not the same as the neighbouring city's.
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Questions people ask
What time is it in Paris right now?
It is 11:23 am (11:23 on a 24-hour clock) on Sunday, 27th September 2026 in Paris. The clock on this page updates every second and is set from the server, not from your device, so it stays right even if your own clock has drifted.
What time zone is Paris in?
Paris uses the Europe/Paris time zone, currently CEST (UTC+2). That IANA identifier is the one to put in a calendar invite or a database column: abbreviations like CEST are ambiguous, IANA identifiers are not.
Is Paris on daylight saving time right now?
Yes, Paris is currently observing daylight saving time as CEST. Clocks go back 1 hour on Sunday, 25th October 2026, at 2:59 am local time (2:00 am after the change).
When do the clocks change in Paris?
The next change is on Sunday, 25th October 2026. Clocks go back 1 hour on Sunday, 25th October 2026, at 2:59 am local time (2:00 am after the change). After that the offset becomes UTC+1.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Paris today?
The sun rises at 7:44 am and sets at 7:38 pm today, giving 11 hours 54 minutes of daylight. That is 213 seconds shorter than yesterday.
How many hours ahead is Paris of Los Angeles?
Paris is 9 hours ahead of Los Angeles. When it is 11:23 am in Paris, it is 2:23 am in Los Angeles. The full comparison table on this page covers twenty major cities and recalculates itself whenever either end changes its clocks.
Where exactly is Paris?
Paris is in Île-de-France, France, at 48.85° N, 2.35° E, with a population of about 2,138,551. Those coordinates are what the sunrise and sunset times above are calculated from.