Time in France
Friday, October 16, 2026
CEST (UTC+2), Central European Summer Time
France is 6 hours ahead of New York.
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9:01 PM in France, Friday, October 16, 2026
Shared working hours (9:00–18:00)
Time difference from France
Current time in major cities and how far ahead or behind France they are. Select a city for a detailed comparison.
| Place | Time now | Difference from France |
|---|---|---|
| New YorkUnited States | 3:01 PM EDT | -6h |
| LondonUnited Kingdom | 8:01 PM BST | -1h |
| Los AngelesCalifornia, United States | 12:01 PM PDT | -9h |
| ChicagoIllinois, United States | 2:01 PM CDT | -7h |
| TorontoOntario, Canada | 3:01 PM EDT | -6h |
| São PauloBrazil | 4:01 PM BRT | -5h |
| ParisFrance | 9:01 PM CEST | ±0 |
| BerlinGermany | 9:01 PM CEST | ±0 |
| MoscowRussia | 10:01 PM MSK | +1h |
| DubaiUnited Arab Emirates | 11:01 PM GST | +2h |
| New DelhiDelhi, India | 12:31 AM ISTnext day | +3h 30m |
| BangkokThailand | 2:01 AM ICTnext day | +5h |
| Singapore | 3:01 AM SGTnext day | +6h |
| ShanghaiChina | 3:01 AM CSTnext day | +6h |
| TokyoJapan | 4:01 AM JSTnext day | +7h |
| SydneyNew South Wales, Australia | 6:01 AM AEDTnext day | +9h |
| AucklandNew Zealand | 8:01 AM NZDTnext day | +11h |
| JohannesburgSouth Africa | 9:01 PM SAST | ±0 |
France time zone
- Local time
- 9:01 PM
- Date
- Oct 16, 2026
- Time zone
- CEST
- UTC offset
- UTC+2
- IANA time zone
- Europe/Paris
- Dialing code
- +33
Daylight saving time
France uses daylight saving time: UTC+1 in standard time and UTC+2 in summer. Summer time is in effect now.
Clocks go back 1 hour on Sunday, October 25, 2026: at 3:00 AM it becomes 2:00 AM again.
Sunrise and sunset in France today
- Sunrise
- 8:11 AM
- Sunset
- 7:00 PM
- Day length
- 10h 49m
- Solar noon
- 1:36 PM
Cities in France
- Paris
- Nice
- Marseille
- Lyon
- Toulouse
- Nantes
- Strasbourg
- Bordeaux
- Lille
- Rennes
- Marne La Vallée
- Montpellier
- Dijon
- Paris 15 Vaugirard
- Reims
- Le Havre
- Paris 20 Ménilmontant
- Cergy-Pontoise
- Paris 18 Buttes-Montmartre
- Paris 13 Gobelins
- Paris 19 Buttes-Chaumont
- Saint-Étienne
- Orléans
- Rouen
- Toulon
- Angers
- Paris 16 Passy
- Paris 17 Batignolles-Monceau
- Grenoble
- Nîmes
- Clermont-Ferrand
- Aix-en-Provence
- Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines
- Brest
- Le Mans
- Amiens
- Tours
- Limoges
- Paris 11 Popincourt
- Paris 12 Reuilly
Questions and answers
What time zone is France in?
France uses Central European Summer Time (Europe/Paris); the local time is currently UTC+2.
Does France observe daylight saving time?
Yes. France switches between UTC+1 in standard time and UTC+2 in summer.
What is the time difference between France and New York?
France is 6 hours ahead of New York.
What is the international dialing code for France?
The country calling code is +33.