Metropolitan France uses CET (UTC+1) in winter and CEST (UTC+2) in summer, changing on the EU dates. Counting its overseas regions and territories, from French Polynesia to Réunion and New Caledonia, France spans more time zones than any other country. The time zones listed below come from the IANA database's entries for France's ISO country code. Several overseas territories have their own ISO codes and appear in the database separately.
Current time in France's cities
| City | Time now | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Paris | 12:50 | CEST (UTC+2) |
Time zones in France
The IANA time zone database lists 1 zone for France. Each has its own entry because its clock history differs, even where the current time is the same. The offsets below are for mid-January and mid-July 2027.
| IANA zone | Area | January 2027 | July 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
Europe/Paris | Whole country | CET (UTC+1) | CEST (UTC+2) |
Clock changes in France in 2026 and 2027
Europe/Paris:
- Sunday 29 March 2026: at 02:00 clocks go forward to 03:00. CET (UTC+1) becomes CEST (UTC+2), and the hour in between is skipped.
- Sunday 25 October 2026: at 03:00 clocks go back to 02:00. CEST (UTC+2) becomes CET (UTC+1), and the hour from 02:00 happens twice.
- Sunday 28 March 2027: at 02:00 clocks go forward to 03:00. CET (UTC+1) becomes CEST (UTC+2), and the hour in between is skipped.
- Sunday 31 October 2027: at 03:00 clocks go back to 02:00. CEST (UTC+2) becomes CET (UTC+1), and the hour from 02:00 happens twice.
Time difference between France and major cities
How far each city is ahead of or behind France, and how the gap changes when either side changes its clocks between now and the end of 2027.
| City | Now | Through 2026 and 2027 |
|---|---|---|
| London | 1 hour behind | 1 hour behind all year (no difference in clock changes) |
| New York | 6 hours behind | 6 hours behind until 25 Oct 2026; 5 hours behind 25 Oct 2026 to 1 Nov 2026; 6 hours behind 1 Nov 2026 to 14 Mar 2027; 5 hours behind 14 Mar 2027 to 28 Mar 2027; 6 hours behind 28 Mar 2027 to 31 Oct 2027; 5 hours behind 31 Oct 2027 to 7 Nov 2027; 6 hours behind from 7 Nov 2027 |
| Los Angeles | 9 hours behind | 9 hours behind until 25 Oct 2026; 8 hours behind 25 Oct 2026 to 1 Nov 2026; 9 hours behind 1 Nov 2026 to 14 Mar 2027; 8 hours behind 14 Mar 2027 to 28 Mar 2027; 9 hours behind 28 Mar 2027 to 31 Oct 2027; 8 hours behind 31 Oct 2027 to 7 Nov 2027; 9 hours behind from 7 Nov 2027 |
| Dubai | 2 hours ahead | 2 hours ahead until 25 Oct 2026; 3 hours ahead 25 Oct 2026 to 28 Mar 2027; 2 hours ahead 28 Mar 2027 to 31 Oct 2027; 3 hours ahead from 31 Oct 2027 |
| Mumbai | 3½ hours ahead | 3½ hours ahead until 25 Oct 2026; 4½ hours ahead 25 Oct 2026 to 28 Mar 2027; 3½ hours ahead 28 Mar 2027 to 31 Oct 2027; 4½ hours ahead from 31 Oct 2027 |
| Singapore | 6 hours ahead | 6 hours ahead until 25 Oct 2026; 7 hours ahead 25 Oct 2026 to 28 Mar 2027; 6 hours ahead 28 Mar 2027 to 31 Oct 2027; 7 hours ahead from 31 Oct 2027 |
| Tokyo | 7 hours ahead | 7 hours ahead until 25 Oct 2026; 8 hours ahead 25 Oct 2026 to 28 Mar 2027; 7 hours ahead 28 Mar 2027 to 31 Oct 2027; 8 hours ahead from 31 Oct 2027 |
| Sydney | 9 hours ahead | 9 hours ahead until 25 Oct 2026; 10 hours ahead 25 Oct 2026 to 28 Mar 2027; 9 hours ahead 28 Mar 2027 to 4 Apr 2027; 8 hours ahead 4 Apr 2027 to 3 Oct 2027; 9 hours ahead 3 Oct 2027 to 31 Oct 2027; 10 hours ahead from 31 Oct 2027 |