France Time Zone

What is the time zone of France?

France is in the Central European Time zone. All places including the capital Paris have the same time, there are no exceptions. The country is observing daylight savings so there are two different clocks depending on the time of the year.

  • Central European Time (CET):+1:00 UTC (ahead)
  • Central European Summer Time (CEST): +2:00 UTC (ahead)
france time zone map
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Travel to neighboring countries

These are the times differences if you travel outside the country.

To Germany: There is no time difference as you remain in the same time zone all year round

To Belgium: There is no time difference as you remain in the same time zone all year round

To Luxembourg: There is no time difference as you remain in the same time zone all year round

To Italy: There is no time difference as you remain in the same time zone all year round

To Switzerland: There is no time difference as you remain in the same time zone all year round

To Monaco: There is no time difference as you remain in the same time zone all year round

To Andorra: There is no time difference as you remain in the same time zone all year round

To UK: When travelling to the UK you will enter the GMT/BST Time zone which is -1 hour (behind)

France Daylight Savings Time (DST)

It starts on the last Sunday in March and ends on the last Sunday in October. In March the clock is moved forward from 02.00 am to 03.00 am (so you will lose an hour of sleep during the night). While in October it’s reversed as the clock is moved backward from 03.00 am to 02.00 am and you will gain an extra hour of sleep. One way of remembering the movement sequence is that clocks “spring forward and fall back”.

Other countries in Europe

You can check out information and maps of other European countries by clicking below links.

Western European Time & Greenwich Mean Time Central European Time Eastern European Time Moscow Time & Turkey Time
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Azores Andorra Cyprus Russia
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Italy
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