Time zone in Paris
Paris is on Central European Standard Time (CET, UTC+1) in winter and switches to Central European Summer Time (CEST, UTC+2) in summer. Its identifier in the international time zone database is Europe/Paris: it is what your phone and computer use to show the right time there.
Clock changes in Paris:
- 2026: forward 1 h on Sunday, March 29, 2026 (2:00 AM becomes 3:00 AM), then back 1 h on Sunday, October 25, 2026 (3:00 AM becomes 2:00 AM).
- 2027: forward 1 h on Sunday, March 28, 2027 (2:00 AM becomes 3:00 AM), then back 1 h on Sunday, October 31, 2027 (3:00 AM becomes 2:00 AM).
Paris follows the European rule: clocks go forward on the last Sunday of March and back on the last Sunday of October, at 01:00 UTC, the same instant everywhere in Europe.
Paris shares its time with Marseille, Lyon, Toulouse, Nice and Nantes.
By the sun, noon in Paris falls at about 12:51 PM in winter and 1:51 PM in summer (on average over the year). The city lies at 2.35° east, and every degree of longitude shifts the sun by 4 minutes. The clock runs well ahead of the sun here, so mornings stay dark late and evenings stay light late. See the sunrise and sunset times in Paris.
Time difference with major cities
When it is 12:00 PM (noon) in Paris, it is:
| City | January | July |
|---|---|---|
| New York | 6:00 AM | 6:00 AM |
| Los Angeles | 3:00 AM | 3:00 AM |
| London | 11:00 AM | 11:00 AM |
| Tokyo | 8:00 PM | 7:00 PM |
| Sydney | 10:00 PM | 8:00 PM |
| Chicago | 5:00 AM | 5:00 AM |
The gap with Tokyo changes by one hour during the year, because Paris changes its clocks and this city does not. With Sydney, the gap is not the same in January and July: the clocks change at other times of the year there. With New York, Los Angeles and Chicago, the gap is the same in January and July but one hour different for 21 days a year, because the clocks do not change on the same dates.
Best time to call Paris from New York
To reach someone at work in Paris from New York, the best window is from 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM in New York, which is 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Paris.
Detailed time differences: Paris and New York, Paris and Montreal, Paris and London, Paris and Tokyo. For any other city, use the time zone converter.