Daylight & clock · Europe/Paris
Daylight and clock changes in Paris
In short
In Paris the longest day of the next 12 months has 16 hours 11 minutes of daylight (21 June 2027) and the shortest 8 hours 15 minutes (21 December 2026).
On 15 November 2026 the sun rises at 08:00 and sets at 17:10 local time (CET).
Clocks change on 28 March 2027 and 31 October 2027.
Computed with the NOAA solar equations and IANA tzdb 2026e.
Data updated
Longest day
16 h 11 min
21 Jun
Shortest day
8 h 15 min
21 Dec
Earliest sunrise
05:46
16 Jun
Latest sunset
21:58
20 Jun
Daylight through the year
Sunrise, sunset and day length by month
On the 15th of each month, in local clock time (CET UTC+01:00 / CEST UTC+02:00).
| Month | First light | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Last light | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026CET | 07:25 | 08:00 | 12:35 | 17:10 | 17:45 | 9 h 11 min |
| December 2026CET | 08:00 | 08:37 | 12:46 | 16:54 | 17:31 | 8 h 17 min |
| January 2027CET | 08:03 | 08:39 | 13:00 | 17:21 | 17:57 | 8 h 42 min |
| February 2027CET | 07:27 | 07:59 | 13:05 | 18:11 | 18:44 | 10 h 11 min |
| March 2027CET | 06:33 | 07:05 | 13:00 | 18:55 | 19:27 | 11 h 51 min |
| April 2027CEST | 06:27 | 07:01 | 13:51 | 20:42 | 21:15 | 13 h 41 min |
| May 2027CEST | 05:31 | 06:09 | 13:47 | 21:26 | 22:04 | 15 h 16 min |
| June 2027CEST | 05:04 | 05:47 | 13:51 | 21:56 | 22:38 | 16 h 09 min |
| July 2027CEST | 05:22 | 06:03 | 13:57 | 21:50 | 22:30 | 15 h 47 min |
| August 2027CEST | 06:08 | 06:43 | 13:55 | 21:07 | 21:42 | 14 h 24 min |
| September 2027CEST | 06:55 | 07:27 | 13:46 | 20:04 | 20:36 | 12 h 38 min |
| October 2027CEST | 07:39 | 08:11 | 13:36 | 19:02 | 19:33 | 10 h 51 min |
First and last light are civil twilight (sun 6° below the horizon), when outdoor activities are possible without lights.
Golden hour and blue hour by month
The soft light photographers and sightseers plan around, on the 15th of each month in local clock time.
| Month | Golden hourmorning / evening | Blue hourmorning / evening |
|---|---|---|
| November | Morning 07:38–08:49Evening 16:21–17:32 | Morning 07:25–07:38Evening 17:32–17:45 |
| December | Morning 08:14–09:33Evening 15:59–17:17 | Morning 08:00–08:14Evening 17:17–17:31 |
| January | Morning 08:17–09:31Evening 16:29–17:44 | Morning 08:03–08:17Evening 17:44–17:57 |
| February | Morning 07:39–08:44Evening 17:26–18:31 | Morning 07:27–07:39Evening 18:31–18:44 |
| March | Morning 06:46–07:47Evening 18:14–19:15 | Morning 06:33–06:46Evening 19:15–19:27 |
| April | Morning 06:40–07:43Evening 19:59–21:02 | Morning 06:27–06:40Evening 21:02–21:15 |
| May | Morning 05:47–06:56Evening 20:39–21:48 | Morning 05:31–05:47Evening 21:48–22:04 |
| June | Morning 05:21–06:36Evening 21:06–22:21 | Morning 05:04–05:21Evening 22:21–22:38 |
| July | Morning 05:39–06:51Evening 21:02–22:14 | Morning 05:22–05:39Evening 22:14–22:30 |
| August | Morning 06:22–07:27Evening 20:23–21:28 | Morning 06:08–06:22Evening 21:28–21:42 |
| September | Morning 07:07–08:08Evening 19:23–20:24 | Morning 06:55–07:07Evening 20:24–20:36 |
| October | Morning 07:51–08:54Evening 18:18–19:21 | Morning 07:39–07:51Evening 19:21–19:33 |
Golden hour: the sun between 6° above and 4° below the horizon; blue hour: between 4° and 6° below. Definitions vary between sources by a few minutes; clouds and terrain are not modelled.
Clock changes
Paris
Europe/Paris
Sun, 28 March 2027
At 02:00 clocks go forward 1 hour to 03:00 (CEST, UTC+02:00)
Sun, 31 October 2027
At 03:00 clocks go back 1 hour to 02:00 (CET, UTC+01:00)
Same clock as Paris
- Madrid, Spain
- Berlin, Germany
- Rome, Italy
- Katowice, Poland
- Vienna, Austria
- Brussels, Belgium
- Budapest, Hungary
- The Hague, Netherlands
What the data shows
Day length in Paris ranges from 8 hours 15 minutes on 21 December 2026 to 16 hours 11 minutes on 21 June 2027 — a swing of 7 hours 56 minutes.
How we calculated this: Longest and shortest sunrise-to-sunset span over every day of the period.
Clocks in Paris run 1 hour 57 minutes ahead of the sun at the extreme: on 14 July 2027 the sun is highest at 13:57, so mornings stay dark later and evenings light longer than the clock suggests.
How we calculated this: Largest gap between 12:00 local clock time and solar noon over the period.
The earliest sunrise is at 05:46 (16 June 2027) and the latest sunset at 21:58 (20 June 2027), local clock time.
How we calculated this: Earliest sunrise and latest sunset (local clock) over every day of the period.
Clocks go forward 1 hour at 02:00 on 28 March 2027 and go back 1 hour at 03:00 on 31 October 2027, shifting sunrise and sunset by the same amount overnight.
How we calculated this: UTC-offset changes of Europe/Paris in tzdb 2026e during the period.
Nearby places with the same clock and almost identical sun times: Melun.
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