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Time Change 2023 in France

Next change:
Oct
25
1 hour Back

Oct 25, 2020, 3:00 am

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Country: France

Long Name: French Republic

Abbreviations: FR, FRA

Capital: Paris

Time Zones: 1 (Main Country)

Total Time Zones: 13 (with dependencies)

Dial Code: +33

Mar 26

Forward 1 hour

Mar 26, 2023 - Daylight Saving Time Starts

When local standard time is about to reach
Sunday, March 26, 2023, 2:00:00 am clocks are turned forward 1 hour to
Sunday, March 26, 2023, 3:00:00 am local daylight time instead.

Sunrise and sunset will be about 1 hour later on Mar 26, 2023 than the day before. There will be more light in the evening.

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

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.

Oct 29

Back 1 hour

Oct 29, 2023 - Daylight Saving Time Ends

When local daylight time is about to reach
Sunday, October 29, 2023, 3:00:00 am clocks are turned backward 1 hour to
Sunday, October 29, 2023, 2:00:00 am local standard time instead.

Sunrise and sunset will be about 1 hour earlier on Oct 29, 2023 than the day before. There will be more light in the morning.

Also called Fall Back and Winter Time.

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.

Other years: 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026

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.

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Daylight Saving Time Info

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 collectivityMar 12 - Nov 5 (Different dates than France)
Wallis and FutunaOverseas collectivityNo Daylight Saving Time

Daylight Saving Time History in France

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