Daylight Saving Time in France

The clocks change twice a year moving from winter (standard) time to summer time and back. Find out when, and how France's time relates to the rest of the world.

In 1996 the European Union (EU) standardized an EU-wide Summertime, or Daylight Saving Time (DST).

The EU's version of Daylight Savings runs from the last Sunday in March (when the clocks go forward by an hour) through to the last Sunday in October (when they go back by an hour).

In 2009 clocks went forward by one hour on the night of 28-29 March
They go back again on the night of 24-25 October
In 2010 clocks go forward by one hour on the night of 27-28 March

If dealing with other countries, it can be helpful to know how the different varieties of DST (for those countries that use the system) map on to each other. Most countries adjust their clocks at some time between midnight and 03:00; in the EU, clocks change at 01:00 Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Reference map and chart of zone and up-to-date changes: WorldTimeZone.com
The time right now: TimeAndDate.com

Note: Many countries and territories change days of transitions to DST from year to year and some do not employ it every year.

Continent	Country	Beginning and ending days
Europe	European Union and rest of Europe (except Iceland)	Start: 02:00 last Sunday in March End: 02:00 last Sunday in October
	Russia	Start: 02:00 first Sunday in April End: 02:00 last Sunday in October
	Greenland	Start: 22:00 last Saturday in March End: 22:00 last Saturday in October
North & Central America	United States (except Arizona), Canada, Bahamas, Bermuda, St-Pierre, Miquelon, Turks and Caicos	Start: 02:00 second Sunday in March End: 02:00 first Sunday in November
	Mexico (except Sonora)	Start: 02:00 first Sunday in April End: 02:00 last Sunday in October
	Cuba (subject to change)	Start: 00:00 on 8 March 2009 End: 01:00 on 25 October 2009
South America	Brazil (some states): Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, Parana, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Espirito Santo, Minas Gerais, Goias, Matto Grosso, Matto Grosso do Sul, Distrito Federal	Start: 00:00 on third Sunday in October End: 00:00 on third Sunday in February
	Chile	Start: 00:00 first Sunday on or after 9 October End: 00:00 first Sunday on or after 9 March
	Falkland Islands	Start: 02:00 first Sunday in September End: 02:00 third Sunday in April
	Paraguay, Uruguay	Start: 00:00 third Sunday in October End: 00:00 second Sunday in March
	Argentina (regional; changes annually)	Start: 00:00 third Sunday in October End: 00:00 Sunday in mid-March
Africa	Egypt	Start: Last Thursday in April 2009 End: Second last Thursday in August 2009 (Note: dates vary slightly from year to year)
	Mauritius	Start: Last Sunday in October End: Last Sunday in March
	Morocco UTC +1 hour	Start: 1 June 2009 End: 20 August 2009 (Note: dates vary slightly from year to year)
	Namibia	Start: 02:00 first Sunday in September End: 02:00 first Sunday in April
	Tunisia (changes annually; DST may not be observed)	DST not observed in 2009
	Algeria, South Africa, Kenya, Zimbabwe and most other African countries	DST is not observed
Asia	Pakistan (changes annually)	Start: 00:00 on 1 June 2008 End: 00:00 on 31 October 2008
	Israel (changes annually)	End: 02:00 on the Sunday between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur Start: 02:00 on the Friday before 2 April
	Lebanon	Start: Last Sunday in March End: Last Sunday in October
	Syria (may change annually)	Start: 00:00 first Friday in March End: 00:00 1 November
Australasia	Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia, Victoria, Lord Howe Island, New Zealand, Chatham Island	End: 03:00 first Sunday in April Start: 03:00 last Sunday in September
Australasia	Western Australia UST +9 hours	End: 03:00 last Sunday in March Start: 03:00 first Sunday in October

Related Information

For general information on the history of Daylight Saving Time see website WebExhibits.org

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