Current time in France
Local time in France
The time in France is 2 hours ahead of UTC and 6 hours ahead of Ashburn. There is daylightsaving in effect at the moment.
Details for the time in France
| Current time |
1:17 p.m.
|
| Daylight saving time | 1 hour |
| Timezone | Central European Summer Time (CEST) |
| Olson timezone name | Europe/Paris |
| Time difference | 6 hours ahead of Ashburn |
| 2 hours 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 2021 | March 28, 2021 Forward 1 hour |
| DST Ends 2021 | Oct. 31, 2021 Backward 1 hour |
| Next DST Start 2022 | March 27, 2022 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.