Europe/Paris time zone

Europe/Paris is an IANA time zone used in France. It is on standard time now, UTC+1 (CET), until Sunday, March 28, 2027.

Europe/Paris at a glance

UTC offset now	UTC+1
Standard time	UTC+1 (CET)
Daylight saving time	UTC+2 (CEST)
Abbreviations	CET, CEST
Used in	France
Next clock change	Sunday, March 28, 2027

How Europe/Paris keeps time

Europe/Paris switches between two offsets: UTC+1 (CET) for standard time and UTC+2 (CEST) for daylight saving time. Below are the last changes and the ones scheduled next.

Recent and upcoming changes in Europe/Paris

Date	Change	New offset
Sunday, March 30, 2025	Clocks go forward 1 hour: 2:00 AM becomes 3:00 AM	UTC+2
Sunday, October 26, 2025	Clocks go back 1 hour: 3:00 AM becomes 2:00 AM	UTC+1
Sunday, March 29, 2026	Clocks go forward 1 hour: 2:00 AM becomes 3:00 AM	UTC+2
Sunday, October 25, 2026	Clocks go back 1 hour: 3:00 AM becomes 2:00 AM	UTC+1
Sunday, March 28, 2027	Clocks go forward 1 hour: 2:00 AM becomes 3:00 AM	UTC+2
Sunday, October 31, 2027	Clocks go back 1 hour: 3:00 AM becomes 2:00 AM	UTC+1
Sunday, March 26, 2028	Clocks go forward 1 hour: 2:00 AM becomes 3:00 AM	UTC+2
Sunday, October 29, 2028	Clocks go back 1 hour: 3:00 AM becomes 2:00 AM	UTC+1

Countries and cities on Europe/Paris

Europe/Paris is used in France. These are the largest cities in our list that follow it.

Europe/Paris compared with other time zones

Differences change during the year when one side moves to or from daylight saving time, so the table shows January and July separately.

City	Time now	Difference now	In January	In July
New York (United States)	--:--	6 h behind	6 h behind	6 h behind
Los Angeles (United States)	--:--	9 h behind	9 h behind	9 h behind
London (United Kingdom)	--:--	1 h behind	1 h behind	1 h behind
Dubai (United Arab Emirates)	--:--	3 h ahead	3 h ahead	2 h ahead
Mumbai (India)	--:--	4 h 30 min ahead	4 h 30 min ahead	3 h 30 min ahead
Singapore	--:--	7 h ahead	7 h ahead	6 h ahead
Tokyo (Japan)	--:--	8 h ahead	8 h ahead	7 h ahead
Sydney (Australia)	--:--	10 h ahead	10 h ahead	8 h ahead
UTC	--:--	1 h behind	1 h behind	2 h behind

Other zones on UTC+1 right now

These IANA zones show the same time as Europe/Paris today. Their clock-change rules may differ.

Using Europe/Paris in software

Use the zone name Europe/Paris rather than an abbreviation or a fixed offset. Abbreviations can mean several zones, and offsets ignore future clock changes.

Show the current time in Europe/Paris:

// JavaScript
new Intl.DateTimeFormat('en-GB', { timeZone: 'Europe/Paris', timeStyle: 'long' }).format(new Date());
# Python
from datetime import datetime
from zoneinfo import ZoneInfo
datetime.now(ZoneInfo('Europe/Paris'))
// PHP
(new DateTime('now', new DateTimeZone('Europe/Paris')))->format('c');
# Shell
TZ=Europe/Paris date

Plan around the time in Europe/Paris

Convert a time to or from Europe/Paris: pick a date and time and see it in every city on your list.
Add Paris to your world clock to keep it next to your own time.
Find a meeting time that falls inside office hours in Europe/Paris and the other cities you work with.
Open a full-screen clock for your own time zone.

Frequently asked questions

What is the UTC offset of Europe/Paris?

UTC+1 in standard time and UTC+2 during daylight saving time. Right now it is UTC+1.

When does Europe/Paris change clocks next?

The next change is on Sunday, March 28, 2027 at 2:00 AM local time. The change after that is on Sunday, October 31, 2027.

What abbreviation does Europe/Paris use?

CET in standard time and CEST during daylight saving time. Abbreviations are not unique, so use the zone name Europe/Paris in software.

Time zone rules: IANA tz database, version 2026e. Place names and coordinates: GeoNames. Sunrise and sunset are calculated from the coordinates and can differ by a minute or two from local almanacs.