Daylight Saving Time Transitions in France (2026)
Daylight saving time transition dates for all time zones in France.
Clocks spring forward on Mar 29, 2026 and fall back on Oct 25, 2026.
Overview
- Country
- France
- Offset Range
- UTC+1 to UTC+2
- Total Time Zones
- 1
Central European Time
| Date | Direction | Clock Change | New Time Zone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 29, 2026 | Spring Forward | 2 AM → 3 AM | CEST |
| Oct 25, 2026 | Fall Back | 3 AM → 2 AM | CET |
- Paris
- Marseille
- Lyon
- Toulouse
- Strasbourg
- Bordeaux
- Nantes
- Nice
- Lille
- Rouen
- Rennes
- Dijon
- Montpellier
- Orleans
- Grenoble
- Reims
- Ajaccio
- Roubaix
- Le Havre
- Angers
- Toulon
- Metz
- Nimes
- Avignon
- Amiens
- Saint-Etienne
- Clermont-Ferrand
- Brest
- Cannes
- Aix-en-Provence
- Tours
- Dunkerque
- Caen
- Nancy
- Perpignan
- Calais
- Limoges
- Le Mans
- Poitiers
- Carcassonne
- Mulhouse
- Versailles
- La Rochelle
- Antibes
- Colmar
- Pau
- Annecy
- Boulogne-Billancourt
- Neuilly-sur-Seine
- Troyes
- Saint-Malo
- Narbonne
- Arras
- Biarritz
- Boulogne-sur-Mer
- Bourges
- Bayonne
- Chartres
- Lorient
- Chambery
- Blois
- Vichy
- Quimper
- Albertville
- Albi
- Beziers
- Auxerre
- Valence
- Saint-Nazaire
- Tourcoing
- Valenciennes
- Lens
- Vannes
- Angouleme
- Courbevoie
- Menton
- Bastia
- Fontainebleau
- Vesoul
- Verdun
- Laon
- Saint-Die-des-Vosges
- Dieppe
- Nevers
- Cambrai
- Evreux
- Chateauroux
- Montauban
- Macon
- Sete
- Soissons
- Saint-Brieuc
- Tarbes
- Douai
- Niort
- Vienne
- Levallois-Perret
- Gap
- Brive-la-Gaillarde
- Abbeville
- Rodez
- Perigueux
- Cahors
- Aurillac
- Saumur
- Montlucon
- La Roche-sur-Yon
- Alencon
- Epinal
- Cagnes-sur-Mer
- Sedan
- Lisieux
- Royan
- Ales
- Aix-les-Bains
- Roanne
- Mont-de-Marsan
- Le Puy-en-Velay
- Aubagne
- Cholet
- Maubeuge
- Sens
- Dreux
- Frejus
- Istres
- Hyeres
- Pontoise
- Besancon
- Saintes
- Cognac
- Bergerac
- Agde
- Rochefort
- Thonon-les-Bains
- Rambouillet
- Saint-Omer
- Dole
- Libourne
- Lannion
- Annemasse
- Chaumont
- Cherbourg
- Saint-Raphael
- La Ciotat
- Morlaix
- Senlis
- Villefranche-sur-Saone
- Lons-le-Saunier
- Vierzon
- Selestat
- Paris 18 Buttes-Montmartre
- Arles
- Saint-Denis
- Riom
- Marmande
- Landerneau
- Sallanches
- Villeurbanne
- Nanterre
- Grasse
- Lognes
- Beauvais
- Belfort
- Argenteuil
- Montreuil
- Villeneuve-d'Ascq
- Lourdes
- Charleville-Mezieres
- La Defense
- Paris 16 Passy
- Compiegne
- Saint-Germain-en-Laye
- Suresnes
- Creteil
- Paris 15 Vaugirard
- Rueil-Malmaison
- Haguenau
- Paris 13 Gobelins
- Thionville
- Colombes
- Meaux
- Paris 11 Popincourt
- Chalon-sur-Saone
- Orange
- Melun
- Paris 19 Buttes-Chaumont
- Bayeux
- Asnieres-sur-Seine
- Meudon
- Aubervilliers
- Paris 12 Reuilly
- Auch
- Paris 14 Observatoire
- Issy-les-Moulineaux
- Vincennes
- Sarcelles
- Saint-Lo
- Beaune
- Bobigny
- Puteaux
- Saint-Cloud
- Antony
- Martigues
- Montbeliard
- Bondy
- Maisons-Laffitte
- Paris 07 Palais-Bourbon
- Cergy
- Moulins
- Vitry-sur-Seine
- Mantes-la-Jolie
- Autun
- Champigny-sur-Marne
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does France observe daylight saving time in 2026?
- Yes, France observes daylight saving time in 2026. 1 of 1 time zones participate in DST.
- When do clocks change in France in 2026?
- Clocks spring forward on Mar 29, 2026 and fall back on Oct 25, 2026.
- How many time zones does France have?
- France has 1 time zone.