France
Time now in Paris
Saturday, 10 October 2026
Sunrise 08:01Sunset 07:14Time zone UTC +2
Time zone
Europe/Paris
UTC offset
UTC +2
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
2,138,551
Sunrise
08:01
Sunset
07:14
Day length
11h 13m
Coordinates
48.85, 2.35
Time difference from Paris
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Paris right now.
Paris on the map
About the time in Paris
Paris sits at latitude 48.85, in the temperate-north band, so day length here swings sharply between midwinter and midsummer — today's 11h 13m is one point on that curve, not a fixed value.
Sunrise today lands at 08:01 and sunset at 07:14 local time, giving 11h 13m of daylight. Those figures come from the city's own coordinates (48.85, 2.35) rather than a country-wide average, so they match what you would actually see from a window in Paris.
Paris 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.
Frequently asked questions about time in Paris
- Which time zone is Paris in?
- Paris uses Europe/Paris, currently UTC +2.
- What time is it in Paris right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Paris, updating every second from Europe/Paris (UTC +2).
- Is the clock on this page accurate?
- It is synchronised with our server rather than your device, then formatted for Europe/Paris, so a drifting device clock does not affect what you see.
- Does Paris change its clocks for daylight saving?
- Yes, and it is in effect now. Clocks change again on 25 October 2026.
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