Current time in Paris
France · Europe/Paris
Paris, France
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- Time zone
- CEST
- UTC offset
- UTC+2
- vs Wales
- +1h
- Daylight saving
- Observed
Europe/Paris
Current difference
Next change 25 Oct 2026
Paris compared with Wales
Live difference between Paris and Welsh time, plus the working hours you actually share.
Paris runs 1 hour ahead of Wales at the moment. If you are arranging a call from Cardiff, Swansea or Newport, a 12:00 start here lands at 13:00 in Paris. Because Paris also changes its clocks, this gap is not fixed, it shifts by an hour for a few weeks each spring and autumn when the two countries switch on different dates.
When it is this time in Paris
The same moment, shown in major cities worldwide.
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Nearby & related cities
Other places in France and in time zones close to Paris.
Paris time, questions
- What time is it in Paris right now?
- The clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Paris, France, updating every second. Paris uses the Europe/Paris time zone, currently CEST (UTC+2).
- What is the time difference between Wales and Paris?
- Paris is currently 1 hour ahead of Wales. When it is 12:00 noon in Cardiff, it is 13:00 in Paris. Note that this gap can change by an hour at daylight saving transitions, which do not always happen on the same date in both countries.
- Does Paris observe daylight saving time?
- Yes. Paris changes its clocks twice a year. The next change is on 25 October 2026, when the offset moves from UTC+2 to UTC+1.
- What time zone is Paris in?
- Paris is in the Europe/Paris time zone of the IANA database, shown as CEST and equal to UTC+2.
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