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In France, there is only one time zone in use: Central European Time, CET (UTC+01). Time in France changes on Sunday, March 26 2017 at 02:00 AM (at this moment, clocks move forward 1 hour) as Daylight Saving Time starts.
For comparing the current time in France and United Kingdom or any other country combination, visit time comparison. For an introduction to UTC and world time, read UTC by country. Time changes in France are shown below by city, state or region.
| Regions | Standard Time | Daylight Saving Time | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time zone | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | Time zone | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | |
| Central European Time CET (UTC+01) | Su, Oct 30. 03:00 AM | Su, Oct 29. 03:00 AM | Su, Oct 28. 03:00 AM | Central European Summer Time CEST (UTC+02) | Su, Mar 27. 02:00 AM | Su, Mar 26. 02:00 AM | Su, Mar 25. 02:00 AM |
The information in this page comes from data published in the Time Zone Database managed by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA).
| Year | Time zone Abbreviation | UTC Offset | Time zone Name | Daylight Saving Time | Begins (local time) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | CET | UTC+01 | Central European Time | no | Sunday, October 28 2018, 03:00 AM |
| 2018 | CEST | UTC+02 | Central European Summer Time | yes | Sunday, March 25 2018, 02:00 AM |
| 2017 | CET | UTC+01 | Central European Time | no | Sunday, October 29 2017, 03:00 AM |
| 2017 | CEST | UTC+02 | Central European Summer Time | yes | Sunday, March 26 2017, 02:00 AM |
| 2016 | CET | UTC+01 | Central European Time | no | Sunday, October 30 2016, 03:00 AM |
| 2016 | CEST | UTC+02 | Central European Summer Time | yes | Sunday, March 27 2016, 02:00 AM |
| 2015 | CET | UTC+01 | Central European Time | no | Sunday, October 25 2015, 03:00 AM |
| 2015 | CEST | UTC+02 | Central European Summer Time | yes | Sunday, March 29 2015, 02:00 AM |
| 2014 | CET | UTC+01 | Central European Time | no | Sunday, October 26 2014, 03:00 AM |
| 2014 | CEST | UTC+02 | Central European Summer Time | yes | Sunday, March 30 2014, 02:00 AM |
| 2013 | CET | UTC+01 | Central European Time | no | Sunday, October 27 2013, 03:00 AM |
| 2013 | CEST | UTC+02 | Central European Summer Time | yes | Sunday, March 31 2013, 02:00 AM |
| 2012 | CET | UTC+01 | Central European Time | no | Sunday, October 28 2012, 03:00 AM |
| 2012 | CEST | UTC+02 | Central European Summer Time | yes | Sunday, March 25 2012, 02:00 AM |
| 2011 | CET | UTC+01 | Central European Time | no | Sunday, October 30 2011, 03:00 AM |
| 2011 | CEST | UTC+02 | Central European Summer Time | yes | Sunday, March 27 2011, 02:00 AM |
| 2010 | CET | UTC+01 | Central European Time | no | Sunday, October 31 2010, 03:00 AM |
| 2010 | CEST | UTC+02 | Central European Summer Time | yes | Sunday, March 28 2010, 02:00 AM |
| 2009 | CET | UTC+01 | Central European Time | no | Sunday, October 25 2009, 03:00 AM |
| 2009 | CEST | UTC+02 | Central European Summer Time | yes | Sunday, March 29 2009, 02:00 AM |
| 2008 | CET | UTC+01 | Central European Time | no | Sunday, October 26 2008, 03:00 AM |
| 2008 | CEST | UTC+02 | Central European Summer Time | yes | Sunday, March 30 2008, 02:00 AM |
| 2007 | CET | UTC+01 | Central European Time | no | Sunday, October 28 2007, 03:00 AM |
| 2007 | CEST | UTC+02 | Central European Summer Time | yes | Sunday, March 25 2007, 02:00 AM |
| 2006 | CET | UTC+01 | Central European Time | no | Sunday, October 29 2006, 03:00 AM |
| 2006 | CEST | UTC+02 | Central European Summer Time | yes | Sunday, March 26 2006, 02:00 AM |
| 2005 | CET | UTC+01 | Central European Time | no | Sunday, October 30 2005, 03:00 AM |
| 2005 | CEST | UTC+02 | Central European Summer Time | yes | Sunday, March 27 2005, 02:00 AM |
| 2004 | CET | UTC+01 | Central European Time | no | Sunday, October 31 2004, 03:00 AM |
| 2004 | CEST | UTC+02 | Central European Summer Time | yes | Sunday, March 28 2004, 02:00 AM |
| 2003 | CET | UTC+01 | Central European Time | no | Sunday, October 26 2003, 03:00 AM |
| 2003 | CEST | UTC+02 | Central European Summer Time | yes | Sunday, March 30 2003, 02:00 AM |
| 2002 | CET | UTC+01 | Central European Time | no | Sunday, October 27 2002, 03:00 AM |
| 2002 | CEST | UTC+02 | Central European Summer Time | yes | Sunday, March 31 2002, 02:00 AM |
| 2001 | CET | UTC+01 | Central European Time | no | Sunday, October 28 2001, 03:00 AM |
| 2001 | CEST | UTC+02 | Central European Summer Time | yes | Sunday, March 25 2001, 02:00 AM |
| 2000 | CET | UTC+01 | Central European Time | no | Sunday, October 29 2000, 03:00 AM |
| 2000 | CEST | UTC+02 | Central European Summer Time | yes | Sunday, March 26 2000, 02:00 AM |
| 1999 | CET | UTC+01 | Central European Time | no | Sunday, October 31 1999, 03:00 AM |
| 1999 | CEST | UTC+02 | Central European Summer Time | yes | Sunday, March 28 1999, 02:00 AM |
| 1998 | CET | UTC+01 | Central European Time | no | Sunday, October 25 1998, 03:00 AM |
| 1998 | CEST | UTC+02 | Central European Summer Time | yes | Sunday, March 29 1998, 02:00 AM |
| 1997 | CET | UTC+01 | Central European Time | no | Sunday, October 26 1997, 03:00 AM |
| 1997 | CEST | UTC+02 | Central European Summer Time | yes | Sunday, March 30 1997, 02:00 AM |
| 1996 | CET | UTC+01 | Central European Time | no | Sunday, October 27 1996, 03:00 AM |
| 1996 | CEST | UTC+02 | Central European Summer Time | yes | Sunday, March 31 1996, 02:00 AM |
| 1995 | CET | UTC+01 | Central European Time | no | Sunday, September 24 1995, 03:00 AM |
| 1995 | CEST | UTC+02 | Central European Summer Time | yes | Sunday, March 26 1995, 02:00 AM |
| 1994 | CET | UTC+01 | Central European Time | no | Sunday, September 25 1994, 03:00 AM |
| 1994 | CEST | UTC+02 | Central European Summer Time | yes | Sunday, March 27 1994, 02:00 AM |
| 1993 | CET | UTC+01 | Central European Time | no | Sunday, September 26 1993, 03:00 AM |
| 1993 | CEST | UTC+02 | Central European Summer Time | yes | Sunday, March 28 1993, 02:00 AM |
| 1992 | CET | UTC+01 | Central European Time | no | Sunday, September 27 1992, 03:00 AM |
| 1992 | CEST | UTC+02 | Central European Summer Time | yes | Sunday, March 29 1992, 02:00 AM |
| 1991 | CET | UTC+01 | Central European Time | no | Sunday, September 29 1991, 03:00 AM |
| 1991 | CEST | UTC+02 | Central European Summer Time | yes | Sunday, March 31 1991, 02:00 AM |
| 1990 | CET | UTC+01 | Central European Time | no | Sunday, September 30 1990, 03:00 AM |
| 1990 | CEST | UTC+02 | Central European Summer Time | yes | Sunday, March 25 1990, 02:00 AM |
| 1989 | CET | UTC+01 | Central European Time | no | Sunday, September 24 1989, 03:00 AM |
| 1989 | CEST | UTC+02 | Central European Summer Time | yes | Sunday, March 26 1989, 02:00 AM |
| 1988 | CET | UTC+01 | Central European Time | no | Sunday, September 25 1988, 03:00 AM |
| 1988 | CEST | UTC+02 | Central European Summer Time | yes | Sunday, March 27 1988, 02:00 AM |
| 1987 | CET | UTC+01 | Central European Time | no | Sunday, September 27 1987, 03:00 AM |
| 1987 | CEST | UTC+02 | Central European Summer Time | yes | Sunday, March 29 1987, 02:00 AM |
| 1986 | CET | UTC+01 | Central European Time | no | Sunday, September 28 1986, 03:00 AM |
| 1986 | CEST | UTC+02 | Central European Summer Time | yes | Sunday, March 30 1986, 02:00 AM |
| 1985 | CET | UTC+01 | Central European Time | no | Sunday, September 29 1985, 03:00 AM |
| 1985 | CEST | UTC+02 | Central European Summer Time | yes | Sunday, March 31 1985, 02:00 AM |
| 1984 | CET | UTC+01 | Central European Time | no | Sunday, September 30 1984, 03:00 AM |
| 1984 | CEST | UTC+02 | Central European Summer Time | yes | Sunday, March 25 1984, 02:00 AM |
| 1983 | CET | UTC+01 | Central European Time | no | Sunday, September 25 1983, 03:00 AM |
| 1983 | CEST | UTC+02 | Central European Summer Time | yes | Sunday, March 27 1983, 02:00 AM |
| 1982 | CET | UTC+01 | Central European Time | no | Sunday, September 26 1982, 03:00 AM |
| 1982 | CEST | UTC+02 | Central European Summer Time | yes | Sunday, March 28 1982, 02:00 AM |
| 1981 | CET | UTC+01 | Central European Time | no | Sunday, September 27 1981, 03:00 AM |
| 1981 | CEST | UTC+02 | Central European Summer Time | yes | Sunday, March 29 1981, 02:00 AM |
| 1980 | CET | UTC+01 | Central European Time | no | Sunday, September 28 1980, 03:00 AM |
| 1980 | CEST | UTC+02 | Central European Summer Time | yes | Sunday, April 6 1980, 02:00 AM |
| 1979 | CET | UTC+01 | Central European Time | no | Sunday, September 30 1979, 03:00 AM |
| 1979 | CEST | UTC+02 | Central European Summer Time | yes | Sunday, April 1 1979, 02:00 AM |
| 1978 | CET | UTC+01 | Central European Time | no | Sunday, October 1 1978, 03:00 AM |
| 1978 | CEST | UTC+02 | Central European Summer Time | yes | Sunday, April 2 1978, 02:00 AM |
| 1977 | CET | UTC+01 | Central European Time | no | Sunday, September 25 1977, 03:00 AM |
| 1977 | CEST | UTC+02 | Central European Summer Time | yes | Sunday, April 3 1977, 02:00 AM |
| 1976 | CET | UTC+01 | Central European Time | no | Sunday, September 26 1976, 01:00 AM |
| 1976 | CEST | UTC+02 | Central European Summer Time | yes | Sunday, March 28 1976, 01:00 AM |
| 1945 | CET | UTC+01 | Central European Time | no | Sunday, September 16 1945, 03:00 AM |
| 1945 | WEMT | UTC+02 | yes | Monday, April 2 1945, 02:00 AM | |
| 1944 | WEST | UTC+01 | yes | Sunday, October 8 1944, 01:00 AM | |
| 1944 | WEMT | UTC+02 | yes | Friday, August 25 1944, 12:00 AM | |
| 1944 | CEST | UTC+02 | Central European Summer Time | yes | Monday, April 3 1944, 02:00 AM |
| 1943 | CET | UTC+01 | Central European Time | no | Monday, October 4 1943, 03:00 AM |
| 1943 | CEST | UTC+02 | Central European Summer Time | yes | Monday, March 29 1943, 02:00 AM |
| 1942 | CET | UTC+01 | Central European Time | no | Monday, November 2 1942, 03:00 AM |
| 1940 | CEST | UTC+02 | Central European Summer Time | yes | Saturday, June 15 1940, 11:00 PM |
| 1940 | WEST | UTC+01 | yes | Sunday, February 25 1940, 02:00 AM | |
| 1939 | WET | UTC+00 | no | Saturday, November 18 1939, 12:00 AM | |
| 1939 | WEST | UTC+01 | yes | Sunday, April 16 1939, 11:00 PM | |
| 1938 | WET | UTC+00 | no | Saturday, October 1 1938, 12:00 AM | |
| 1938 | WEST | UTC+01 | yes | Sunday, March 27 1938, 11:00 PM | |
| 1937 | WET | UTC+00 | no | Saturday, October 2 1937, 12:00 AM | |
| 1937 | WEST | UTC+01 | yes | Sunday, April 4 1937, 11:00 PM | |
| 1936 | WET | UTC+00 | no | Saturday, October 3 1936, 12:00 AM | |
| 1936 | WEST | UTC+01 | yes | Sunday, April 19 1936, 11:00 PM | |
| 1935 | WET | UTC+00 | no | Saturday, October 5 1935, 12:00 AM | |
| 1935 | WEST | UTC+01 | yes | Sunday, March 31 1935, 11:00 PM | |
| 1934 | WET | UTC+00 | no | Saturday, October 6 1934, 12:00 AM | |
| 1934 | WEST | UTC+01 | yes | Sunday, April 8 1934, 11:00 PM | |
| 1933 | WET | UTC+00 | no | Saturday, October 7 1933, 12:00 AM | |
| 1933 | WEST | UTC+01 | yes | Sunday, March 26 1933, 11:00 PM | |
| 1932 | WET | UTC+00 | no | Saturday, October 1 1932, 12:00 AM | |
| 1932 | WEST | UTC+01 | yes | Sunday, April 3 1932, 11:00 PM | |
| 1931 | WET | UTC+00 | no | Saturday, October 3 1931, 12:00 AM | |
| 1931 | WEST | UTC+01 | yes | Sunday, April 19 1931, 11:00 PM | |
| 1930 | WET | UTC+00 | no | Saturday, October 4 1930, 12:00 AM | |
| 1930 | WEST | UTC+01 | yes | Sunday, April 13 1930, 11:00 PM | |
| 1929 | WET | UTC+00 | no | Saturday, October 5 1929, 12:00 AM | |
| 1929 | WEST | UTC+01 | yes | Sunday, April 21 1929, 11:00 PM | |
| 1928 | WET | UTC+00 | no | Saturday, October 6 1928, 12:00 AM | |
| 1928 | WEST | UTC+01 | yes | Sunday, April 15 1928, 11:00 PM | |
| 1927 | WET | UTC+00 | no | Saturday, October 1 1927, 12:00 AM | |
| 1927 | WEST | UTC+01 | yes | Sunday, April 10 1927, 11:00 PM | |
| 1926 | WET | UTC+00 | no | Saturday, October 2 1926, 12:00 AM | |
| 1926 | WEST | UTC+01 | yes | Sunday, April 18 1926, 11:00 PM | |
| 1925 | WET | UTC+00 | no | Saturday, October 3 1925, 12:00 AM | |
| 1925 | WEST | UTC+01 | yes | Sunday, April 5 1925, 11:00 PM | |
| 1924 | WET | UTC+00 | no | Saturday, October 4 1924, 12:00 AM | |
| 1924 | WEST | UTC+01 | yes | Sunday, March 30 1924, 11:00 PM | |
| 1923 | WET | UTC+00 | no | Saturday, October 6 1923, 12:00 AM | |
| 1923 | WEST | UTC+01 | yes | Sunday, May 27 1923, 11:00 PM | |
| 1922 | WET | UTC+00 | no | Saturday, October 7 1922, 12:00 AM | |
| 1922 | WEST | UTC+01 | yes | Sunday, March 26 1922, 11:00 PM | |
| 1921 | WET | UTC+00 | no | Tuesday, October 25 1921, 12:00 AM | |
| 1921 | WEST | UTC+01 | yes | Tuesday, March 15 1921, 11:00 PM | |
| 1920 | WET | UTC+00 | no | Saturday, October 23 1920, 12:00 AM | |
| 1920 | WEST | UTC+01 | yes | Sunday, February 15 1920, 11:00 PM | |
| 1919 | WET | UTC+00 | no | Sunday, October 5 1919, 12:00 AM | |
| 1919 | WEST | UTC+01 | yes | Sunday, March 2 1919, 11:00 PM | |
| 1918 | WET | UTC+00 | no | Sunday, October 6 1918, 12:00 AM | |
| 1918 | WEST | UTC+01 | yes | Sunday, March 10 1918, 11:00 PM | |
| 1917 | WET | UTC+00 | no | Sunday, October 7 1917, 12:00 AM | |
| 1917 | WEST | UTC+01 | yes | Sunday, March 25 1917, 11:00 PM | |
| 1916 | WET | UTC+00 | no | Sunday, October 1 1916, 12:00 AM | |
| 1916 | WEST | UTC+01 | yes | Thursday, June 15 1916, 11:00 PM | |
| 1911 | WET | UTC+00 | no | Friday, March 10 1911, 12:01 AM | |
| 1901 | PMT | UTC+00:09:21 | no | Friday, December 13 1901, 08:55 PM |