United States
Time now in Paris
Sunday, 23 August 2026
Sunrise 06:17Sunset 07:34Time zone UTC −5
Time zone
America/Chicago
UTC offset
UTC −5
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
10,156
Sunrise
06:17
Sunset
07:34
Day length
13h 17m
Coordinates
36.29, -88.31
Time difference from Paris
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Paris right now.
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About the time in Paris
Paris runs on America/Chicago, which puts the city UTC −5 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.
If you are coordinating from another country, the shortcut is the working window: a normal Paris day of 09:00–17:00 falls between 14:00–22:00 UTC. Convert your own hours into UTC once and you can tell at a glance whether someone there is likely to be at their desk.
Paris sits at latitude 36.29, in the mid-latitude band, so day length here swings noticeably between midwinter and midsummer — today's 13h 17m is one point on that curve, not a fixed value.
Frequently asked questions about time in Paris
- Is the clock on this page accurate?
- It is synchronised with our server rather than your device, then formatted for America/Chicago, 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 1 November 2026.
- When do the sun rise and set in Paris today?
- Sunrise is at 06:17 and sunset at 07:34, giving 13h 17m of daylight.
- What time is it in Paris right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Paris, updating every second from America/Chicago (UTC −5).
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