Time in France
All of France is on Central European Summer Time (CEST, UTC+2).
- Time zones
- 1
- Daylight saving
- Back 1 hour on Sunday 25 October 2026
- Capital
- Paris
- IANA time zone
- Europe/Paris
Clocks in France go back 1 hour on Sunday 25 October 2026 at 3:00 am, when CET (UTC+1) begins. They last went forward on Sunday 29 March 2026.
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Time difference from France
Upcoming public holidays in France
Time in cities in France
| Paris | CEST | |
| Marseille | CEST | |
| Lyon | CEST | |
| Toulouse | CEST | |
| Nice | CEST | |
| Nantes | CEST | |
| Strasbourg | CEST | |
| Bordeaux | CEST | |
| Montpellier | CEST | |
| Rouen | CEST |
Questions
How many time zones does France have?
France has one time zone: Central European Summer Time (CEST, UTC+2).
Does France have daylight saving time?
Clocks in France go back 1 hour on Sunday 25 October 2026 at 3:00 am, when CET (UTC+1) begins. They last went forward on Sunday 29 March 2026.
Updated Sunday 11 October 2026