Current time in France
Local time in France
The time in France is 1 hour ahead of UTC and 6 hours ahead of Ashburn. There is no daylightsaving in effect at the moment.
Details for the time in France
Current time |
9:11 a.m.
|
Timezone | Central European Time (CET) |
Olson timezone name | Europe/Paris |
Time difference | 6 hours ahead of Ashburn |
1 hour ahead of UTC |
France Daylight Saving time (DST)
France uses Daylight Savings time. In the table below you can find out when DST begins and when DST ends in France.
DST Started 2020 | March 29, 2020 Forward 1 hour |
DST Ends 2121 | Oct. 31, 2021 Backward 1 hour |
Next DST Start 2121 | March 28, 2021 Forward 1 hour |
France
France uses Central European Time CET and Central European Summer Time CEST. CET is UTC +0100 and CEST is UTC +0200. The prime meridian runs through France. Therefore an one hour offset between CET and UTC is more than one would expect. The result is a relatively late sunrise in France. France's latitude is 46° 00' N which makes the use of daylight saving time unsurprising.
Important cities in France
The current time in some important cities in France is shown below.