What time zone is Carpentras in?

Carpentras is in Central European Standard Time (CET/CEST), Europe/Paris. Standard time is UTC+1.

Does Carpentras use daylight saving time?

Yes. Carpentras changes between UTC+1 and UTC+2 during the year.

What is the time difference between Carpentras and UTC?

Carpentras is UTC+1 in standard time and UTC+2 during daylight saving time.

Time in Carpentras

Central European Standard Time (CET, UTC+1)

Current local time: 01:17

Next DST change: 2027-03-29 - UTC+2.

Current local time in Carpentras: 01:17 · 11 Nov 2026

Carpentras time zone

Time zone

CET · UTC+1standard time

28 Mar 2027 - clocks go forward 1 h to CEST (UTC+2) - in 138 days

Green shows daylight saving time. Dark marker: today.

All of France uses Central European Standard Time.

CET · UTC+1Île-de-France, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Occitanie, Pays de la Loire and moreUses daylight saving time

Zones with matching offsets and clock changes over the next year are grouped together.

Time difference from Carpentras

Time difference

Current local times and work-hour overlap with Carpentras
City	Local time	Difference	Planner
London	00:17	1 h behind	Compare Carpentras and London
New York	19:17-1 day	6 h behind	Compare Carpentras and New York
Los Angeles	16:17-1 day	9 h behind	Compare Carpentras and Los Angeles
Berlin	01:17	Same time	Compare Carpentras and Berlin
Dubai	04:17	3 h ahead	Compare Carpentras and Dubai
New Delhi	05:47	4 h 30 min ahead	Compare Carpentras and New Delhi
Singapore	08:17	7 h ahead	Compare Carpentras and Singapore
Tokyo	09:17	8 h ahead	Compare Carpentras and Tokyo
Sydney	11:17	10 h ahead	Compare Carpentras and Sydney
Copenhagen	01:17	Same time	Compare Carpentras and Copenhagen

Sun in Carpentras today

Daylight

9h 48m today - 5h 42m less than the longest day and 0h 55m more than the shortest day.

Calculated from coordinates; sunrise and sunset are approximate.

About Carpentras

City facts

Country: France
Region: Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Population: 29,709
Dialing code
Currency: EUR · Euro
Coordinates: 44.0551°, 5.0481°

Public holidays in France

Holidays

Nov112026
Armistice Day
Wednesday · today
National
Dec252026
Christmas Day
Friday · in 44 days
Nationallong weekend
Jan12027
New Year’s Day
Friday · in 51 days
Nationallong weekend
Mar292027
Easter Monday
Monday · in 138 days
Nationallong weekend
May12027
Labour Day
Saturday · in 171 days
National

National holidays shown; a matching regional calendar is not available.

Airports near Carpentras

Airports

AVN
Avignon Caumont airport
20 km south-west
Same local time
FNI
Nîmes-Arles-Camargue Airport
60 km south-west
Same local time
MRS
Marseille Provence Airport
70 km south
Same local time

Same time zone

Same time

Same time zone rules

Matching offsets and clock changes over the next year.

Same UTC offset right now

Kinshasamatches until 28 Mar 2027
Lagosmatches until 28 Mar 2027
Kanomatches until 28 Mar 2027
Casablancamatches until 7 Feb 2027
Ibadanmatches until 28 Mar 2027
Luandamatches until 28 Mar 2027
Abujamatches until 28 Mar 2027
Algiersmatches until 28 Mar 2027

Nearby cities

Nearby

Avignon23 km · Same time
Arles54 km · Same time
Nîmes60 km · Same time
Aix-en-Provence67 km · Same time
Marseille 1580 km · Same time
Marseille 1483 km · Same time
Marseille 1387 km · Same time
Marseille88 km · Same time
Algiers831 km · Same time - no DST
London914 km · 1 h behind - different daylight saving rules

Common questions

Quick answers

01What time zone is Carpentras in?: Carpentras uses Europe/Paris: CET (UTC+1).
02Does Carpentras have daylight saving time?: 28 Mar 2027 - clocks go forward 1 h to CEST (UTC+2) - in 138 days
03What is the time difference between Carpentras and London?: Carpentras is 1 h ahead relative to London right now.
04What is a good time to call Carpentras from New York?: A shared working-hours option: 10:00-11:00 in New York = 16:00-17:00 in Carpentras.

Time zones: IANA via Intl. Holidays: date-holidays. Sun calculations: SunCalc. City data: GeoNames. Airport data: OurAirports.

Common questions

Quick answers

01What time zone is Carpentras in?: Carpentras is in Central European Standard Time (CET/CEST), Europe/Paris. Standard time is UTC+1.
02Does Carpentras use daylight saving time?: Yes. Carpentras changes between UTC+1 and UTC+2 during the year.
03What is the time difference between Carpentras and UTC?: Carpentras is UTC+1 in standard time and UTC+2 during daylight saving time.

Time in Carpentras

Armistice Day

Christmas Day

New Year’s Day

Easter Monday

Labour Day

Avignon Caumont airport

Nîmes-Arles-Camargue Airport

Marseille Provence Airport

Same time zone rules

Same UTC offset right now