Current time in France
- 03:33:01
- DST
Samstag
15.08.2026
Time zones in France
- Standard time
- Central European Time CET
- Daylight saving time
- Central European Summer Time CEST
- Universal Time Code
- UTC+01:00
- Time zone in PHP (IANA time zone identifier / TZ ID)
- Europe/Paris
Time difference between France and Germany
+/-0 Stunden
The current time difference between France and Germany is +/-0 Stunden.Time difference between France and other places worldwide:
Daylight Saving Time in France
In France, clocks are set to daylight saving time during the summer months. The time zone then in effect is Central European Summer Time CEST (UTC+02:00).
- Standard time: Central European Time CET (UTC+01:00)
- Daylight saving time: Central European Summer Time CEST (UTC+02:00)
- Next change to standard time
- Sunday, 25.10.2026
The clocks move back by 1 hour, from 03:00 to 02:00. - Next change to daylight saving time
- Sunday, 28.03.2027
The clocks move forward by 1 hour, from 02:00 to 03:00.
Information about France
In mainland France, or Metropolitan France, the time zone is Central European Time (CET). In the French overseas territories, other time zones also apply. Here is a brief, non-exhaustive overview:
Overseas Departments
Départements et régions d’outre-mer (DROM, DOM-ROM)
- Guadeloupe (UTC-04:00)
- Martinique (UTC-04:00)
- French Guayana – French Guiana Time GFT (UTC-03:00)
- Réunion (UTC+04:00)
- Mayotte (UTC+03:00)
Overseas territories with special status
Collectivités d’outre-mer (COM)
- French Polynesia (UTC-09:00 bis UTC-10:00)
- Saint-Pierre and Miquelon (UTC-03:00 / UTC-02:00)
- Wallis and Futuna (UTC+12:00)
- Saint-Barthélemy – Atlantic Standard Time AST (UTC-04:00)
- Saint-Martin – Atlantic Standard Time AST (UTC-04:00)
Regions
Since 2016, France has been divided into 18 regions—administrative units of the state, 13 of which are located in Europe. The remaining 5 regions are overseas regions.
- Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
- Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
- Brittany
- Centre-Val de Loire
- French Guayana (Overseas)
- Grand Est
- Guadeloupe (Overseas)
- Hauts-de-France
- Île-de-France
- Corsica
- Martinique (Overseas)
- Mayotte (Overseas)
- Normandy
- Nouvelle-Aquitaine
- Okzitanien
- Pays de la Loire
- Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur
- Réunion (Overseas)
Data sheet for France
- Capital: Paris
- Population: 68.373.433 (2024)
- Area: 632.734 km²
- Population desity: 105 per km²
Flag of France
Country codes for France
- Vehicle registration code: F
- Calling code: ++33
- Internet top-level domain: .fr
- ISO-3166-2: FR
- ISO-3166-2: FRA
- FIPS Code: FR
Cities and places in France
Time difference between France and other cities wordwide
Los Angeles+9 hours
Vancouver+9 hours- New York City+6 hours
Mexico CIty+8 hours
London+1 hour- Paris±0 hours
Berlin±0 hours
Stockholm±0 hours
Tokyo-7 hours