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Europe/Paris

About Paris time

Paris follows Central European seasonal clock changes. It remains one hour ahead of London under the current schedules, while the gap with New York briefly changes in spring and autumn.

Paris, France, uses Europe/Paris. An IANA identifier names the set of rules used for this location; it can include historical changes as well as different offsets within a year.

Europe/ParisIANA time zone
UTC+01:00 / UTC+02:00Offsets sampled in 2026
Seasonal changesIn the 2026 reference year

Daylight saving and UTC offset

The 2026 reference data includes UTC+01:00 and UTC+02:00. Select the actual meeting date: one fixed offset will not describe the whole year.

These offsets describe the selected reference year, not every year in the city’s history. The live clock above and date-aware converter use the time-zone rules installed in your browser. Update your device when a government announces a change.

Compare Paris with another city or read how daylight saving affects meetings.

Paris compared with major cities

Reference: 9:00 AM on 2026-10-05 in Paris. These are dated examples, not live clocks.

CityLocal timeRelative to Paris
New York3:00 AM · 2026-10-056 hours behind
London8:00 AM · 2026-10-051 hour behind
Seoul4:00 PM · 2026-10-057 hours ahead
Tokyo4:00 PM · 2026-10-057 hours ahead
Sydney6:00 PM · 2026-10-059 hours ahead
Dubai11:00 AM · 2026-10-052 hours ahead

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Questions about the time in Paris

What time zone does Paris use?

Paris uses Europe/Paris. The calculated offsets in 2026 are UTC+01:00 and UTC+02:00. City selection is safer than relying on an abbreviation alone.

Does Paris change its clocks?

The 2026 reference data includes UTC+01:00 and UTC+02:00. Select the actual meeting date: one fixed offset will not describe the whole year. For a historical or future appointment, select its specific date in the converter.

Why might my device show a different time?

The clock uses your device’s current instant and its installed time-zone data. An incorrect system clock or old time-zone database can produce a mismatch. Enable automatic date and time, update your system, then reload.