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Time Change 2024 in France

Next change:
Oct
27
1 hour Back

27 Oct 2024, 03:00

Country: France
Long Name: French Republic
Abbreviations: FR, FRA
Capital: Paris
Time Zones: 2 (Main Country)
Total Time Zones: 14 (with dependencies)
Dial Code: +33

31 Mar

Forward 1 hour

31 Mar 2024 - Daylight Saving Time Started

When local standard time was about to reach
Sunday, 31 March 2024, 02:00:00 clocks were turned forward 1 hour to
Sunday, 31 March 2024, 03:00:00 local daylight time instead.

Sunrise and sunset were about 1 hour later on 31 Mar 2024 than the day before. There was more light in the evening.

Also called Spring Forward, Summer Time, and Daylight Savings Time.

More info:
DST Start in Europe 2024

27 Oct

Back 1 hour

27 Oct 2024 - Daylight Saving Time Ends

When local daylight time is about to reach
Sunday, 27 October 2024, 03:00:00 clocks are turned backward 1 hour to
Sunday, 27 October 2024, 02:00:00 local standard time instead.

Sunrise and sunset will be about 1 hour earlier on 27 Oct 2024 than the day before. There will be more light in the morning.

Also called Fall Back and Winter Time.

Other years: 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027

When Does DST Start and End in France?

In continental France, which includes the capital Paris, the Daylight Saving Time (DST) period starts on the last Sunday of March and ends on the last Sunday of October, together with most other European countries.

Although the collectivity of Saint Pierre and Miquelon also uses DST (see below), the times displayed above apply only to continental France.

Which Departments, Regions, External Territories, Islands, Overseas Countries and Districts use Daylight Saving Time in 2024

Areas in France using DST in 2024
Areas in France on standard time all of 2024

Daylight Saving Time Info

DST in Locations in France (105 Locations)

Agen31 Mar – 27 OctChartres31 Mar – 27 OctNancy31 Mar – 27 Oct
Aix-en-Provence31 Mar – 27 OctChâteauroux31 Mar – 27 OctNantes31 Mar – 27 Oct
Ajaccio31 Mar – 27 OctChaumont31 Mar – 27 OctNevers31 Mar – 27 Oct
Albi31 Mar – 27 OctCherbourg-Octeville31 Mar – 27 OctNice31 Mar – 27 Oct
Alençon31 Mar – 27 OctClermont-Ferrand31 Mar – 27 OctNîmes31 Mar – 27 Oct
Amiens31 Mar – 27 OctDigne-les-Bains31 Mar – 27 OctNiort31 Mar – 27 Oct
Angers31 Mar – 27 OctDijon31 Mar – 27 OctOrléans31 Mar – 27 Oct
Angoulême31 Mar – 27 OctDole31 Mar – 27 OctPamiers31 Mar – 27 Oct
Annecy31 Mar – 27 OctDouai31 Mar – 27 OctParis31 Mar – 27 Oct
Annonay31 Mar – 27 OctÉvreux31 Mar – 27 OctPau31 Mar – 27 Oct
Auch31 Mar – 27 OctÉvry-Courcouronnes31 Mar – 27 OctPérigueux31 Mar – 27 Oct
Aurillac31 Mar – 27 OctGap31 Mar – 27 OctPerpignan31 Mar – 27 Oct
Auxerre31 Mar – 27 OctGrenoble31 Mar – 27 OctPoitiers31 Mar – 27 Oct
Avignon31 Mar – 27 OctGuéret31 Mar – 27 OctPort-aux-FrancaisNo DST
Bastia31 Mar – 27 OctIstres31 Mar – 27 OctQuimper31 Mar – 27 Oct
Beauvais31 Mar – 27 OctLa Roche-sur-Yon31 Mar – 27 OctReims31 Mar – 27 Oct
Belfort31 Mar – 27 OctLa Rochelle31 Mar – 27 OctRennes31 Mar – 27 Oct
Bellac31 Mar – 27 OctLaon31 Mar – 27 OctRodez31 Mar – 27 Oct
Besançon31 Mar – 27 OctLaval31 Mar – 27 OctRouen31 Mar – 27 Oct
Biarritz31 Mar – 27 OctLe Havre31 Mar – 27 OctRoyan31 Mar – 27 Oct
Blois31 Mar – 27 OctLe Mans31 Mar – 27 OctSaint-Brieuc31 Mar – 27 Oct
Bordeaux31 Mar – 27 OctLe Puy-en-Velay31 Mar – 27 OctSaint-Denis31 Mar – 27 Oct
Boulogne-Billancourt31 Mar – 27 OctLens31 Mar – 27 OctSaint-Étienne31 Mar – 27 Oct
Bourg-en-Bresse31 Mar – 27 OctLille31 Mar – 27 OctStrasbourg31 Mar – 27 Oct
Bourges31 Mar – 27 OctLimoges31 Mar – 27 OctTarbes31 Mar – 27 Oct
Brest31 Mar – 27 OctLyon31 Mar – 27 OctToulon31 Mar – 27 Oct
Brive-la-Gaillarde31 Mar – 27 OctMarseille31 Mar – 27 OctToulouse31 Mar – 27 Oct
Caen31 Mar – 27 OctMeaux31 Mar – 27 OctTours31 Mar – 27 Oct
Cahors31 Mar – 27 OctMende31 Mar – 27 OctTroyes31 Mar – 27 Oct
Cannes31 Mar – 27 OctMetz31 Mar – 27 OctValence (Drôme)31 Mar – 27 Oct
Carcassonne31 Mar – 27 OctMont-de-Marsan31 Mar – 27 OctVannes31 Mar – 27 Oct
Chalon-sur-Saône31 Mar – 27 OctMontauban31 Mar – 27 OctVerdun31 Mar – 27 Oct
Châlons-en-Champagne31 Mar – 27 OctMontpellier31 Mar – 27 OctVersailles31 Mar – 27 Oct
Chambéry31 Mar – 27 OctMoulins (Allier)31 Mar – 27 OctVesoul31 Mar – 27 Oct
Charleville-Mézières31 Mar – 27 OctMulhouse31 Mar – 27 OctVilleurbanne31 Mar – 27 Oct

Daylight Saving Time in Dependencies of France

DependencyTypeDaylight Saving Time Period
Clipperton IslandOverseas territoryNo Daylight Saving Time
French GuianaOverseas departmentNo Daylight Saving Time
French PolynesiaOverseas collectivityNo Daylight Saving Time
French Southern TerritoriesOverseas territoryNo Daylight Saving Time
GuadeloupeOverseas departmentNo Daylight Saving Time
MartiniqueOverseas departmentNo Daylight Saving Time
MayotteOverseas departmentNo Daylight Saving Time
New CaledoniaOverseas collectivityNo Daylight Saving Time
Réunion (French)Overseas departmentNo Daylight Saving Time
Saint BarthélemyOverseas collectivityNo Daylight Saving Time
Saint MartinOverseas collectivityNo Daylight Saving Time
Saint Pierre and MiquelonOverseas collectivity10 Mar – 3 Nov (Different dates than France)
Wallis and FutunaOverseas collectivityNo Daylight Saving Time

Daylight Saving Time History in France

  • France first observed Daylight Saving Time in 1916.
  • France has observed DST for 79 years between 1916 and 2024 (DST in at least one location).
  • Previous time with no Daylight Saving Time was 1975.
  • See Worldwide DST Statistics

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