Aktuelle Uhrzeit in France, Zeitzonen und Zeitverschiebung

Current time in France

01:08:03
DST

Sonntag

07.06.2026

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)

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.