France
Time now in Nantes
Saturday, 22 August 2026
Sunrise 07:11Sunset 09:06Time zone UTC +2
Time zone
Europe/Paris
UTC offset
UTC +2
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
306,694
Sunrise
07:11
Sunset
09:06
Day length
13h 55m
Coordinates
47.22, -1.55
Time difference from Nantes
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Nantes right now.
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About the time in Nantes
Nantes is on daylight saving time at the moment, which is why the offset reads UTC +2 instead of its winter value. Clocks go back on 25 October 2026, and anything scheduled across that date shifts by an hour.
Nantes runs on Europe/Paris, which puts the city UTC +2 from Coordinated Universal Time right now. The clock at the top of this page is not copied from your device: it is anchored to our reference timestamp and re-rendered every second against the IANA time zone database, so it stays right even when a laptop or phone has quietly drifted.
Sunrise today lands at 07:11 and sunset at 09:06 local time, giving 13h 55m of daylight. Those figures come from the city's own coordinates (47.22, -1.55) rather than a country-wide average, so they match what you would actually see from a window in Nantes.
Frequently asked questions about time in Nantes
- What time is it in Nantes right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Nantes, updating every second from Europe/Paris (UTC +2).
- Which time zone is Nantes in?
- Nantes uses Europe/Paris, currently UTC +2.
- When do the sun rise and set in Nantes today?
- Sunrise is at 07:11 and sunset at 09:06, giving 13h 55m of daylight.
- Does Nantes change its clocks for daylight saving?
- Yes, and it is in effect now. Clocks change again on 25 October 2026.
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