Mar 31, 2019, 2:00 am
Country: France
Long Name: French Republic
Abbreviations: FR, FRA
Capital: Paris
Time Zones: 1 (Main Country)
Total Time Zones: 12 (with dependencies)
Dial Code: +33
Forward 1 hour
When local standard time was about to reach
Sunday, March 25, 2018, 2:00:00 am clocks were turned forward 1 hour to
Sunday, March 25, 2018, 3:00:00 am local daylight time instead.
Sunrise and sunset were about 1 hour later on Mar 25, 2018 than the day before. There was more light in the evening.
Also called Spring Forward, Summer Time, and Daylight Savings Time.
Back 1 hour
When local daylight time was about to reach
Sunday, October 28, 2018, 3:00:00 am clocks were turned backward 1 hour to
Sunday, October 28, 2018, 2:00:00 am local standard time instead.
Sunrise and sunset were about 1 hour earlier on Oct 28, 2018 than the day before. There was more light in the morning.
Also called Fall Back and Winter Time.
More info:
Europe Ends DST—Possibly for Last Time
Juncker: EU Will Scrap Clock Changes
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.
| Dependency | Type | Daylight Saving Time Period |
|---|---|---|
| Clipperton Island | Overseas territory | No Daylight Saving Time |
| French Guiana | Overseas department | No Daylight Saving Time |
| French Polynesia | Overseas collectivity | No Daylight Saving Time |
| French Southern Territories | Overseas territory | No Daylight Saving Time |
| Guadeloupe | Overseas department | No Daylight Saving Time |
| Martinique | Overseas department | No Daylight Saving Time |
| Mayotte | Overseas department | No Daylight Saving Time |
| New Caledonia | Overseas collectivity | No Daylight Saving Time |
| Réunion (French) | Overseas department | No Daylight Saving Time |
| Saint Barthélemy | Overseas collectivity | No Daylight Saving Time |
| Saint Martin | Overseas collectivity | No Daylight Saving Time |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | Overseas collectivity | Mar 11 - Nov 4 (Different dates than France) |
| Wallis and Futuna | Overseas collectivity | No Daylight Saving Time |
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