Current time in Paris

France · UTC+1/UTC+2

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Europe/Paris

UTC offset

UTC+1/UTC+2

Daylight Saving

Yes — observed

Time zone ID

Europe/Paris

Business hours

9:00 AM – 6:00 PM CET (Monday–Friday)

About Paris's time zone

Paris follows Central European Time (CET, UTC+1) in winter and Central European Summer Time (CEST, UTC+2) from the last Sunday in March to the last Sunday in October. Interestingly, France is geographically aligned with the UK but uses CET instead of GMT — a legacy of Napoleon's era when France aligned its clocks with continental Europe. Paris is 6 hours ahead of New York in winter.

Best time to call Paris

Calling from	Recommended window
New York	9:00 AM – 6:00 PM ET (3:00 PM–midnight CET)
London	8:00 AM – 5:00 PM GMT
Dubai	11:00 AM – 8:00 PM GST
São Paulo	5:00 AM – 2:00 PM BRT

Did you know? Paris was briefly on a different time zone from the rest of France during WWII when Germany occupied the city and moved French clocks to match Berlin time. After liberation, France kept the German time, which is why Paris is technically one hour ahead of where geography would place it.

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