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 is about to reach
Sunday, March 31, 2019, 2:00:00 am clocks are turned forward 1 hour to
Sunday, March 31, 2019, 3:00:00 am local daylight time instead.
Sunrise and sunset will be about 1 hour later on Mar 31, 2019 than the day before. There will be more light in the evening.
Also called Spring Forward, Summer Time, and Daylight Savings Time.
More info:
DST Starts in Europe Sunday, March 31, 2019
EU States Call to Postpone Abolishing DST
Back 1 hour
When local daylight time is about to reach
Sunday, October 27, 2019, 3:00:00 am clocks are turned backward 1 hour to
Sunday, October 27, 2019, 2:00:00 am local standard time instead.
Sunrise and sunset will be about 1 hour earlier on Oct 27, 2019 than the day before. There will be more light in the morning.
Also called Fall Back and Winter Time.
More info:
EU States Call to Postpone Abolishing DST
Note that the above information is preliminary: There is ongoing discussion about DST or time zone. The date might be updated or changed once we have reliable information.
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 10 - Nov 3 (Different dates than France) |
| Wallis and Futuna | Overseas collectivity | No Daylight Saving Time |
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