What time zone is Chartres in?

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

Does Chartres use daylight saving time?

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

What is the time difference between Chartres and UTC?

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

Time in Chartres

Central European Standard Time (CET, UTC+1)

Current local time: 22:06

Next DST change: 2027-03-28 - UTC+2.

Current local time in Chartres: 22:06 · 10 Nov 2026

Chartres 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 Chartres

Time difference

Current local times and work-hour overlap with Chartres
City	Local time	Difference	Planner
London	21:06	1 h behind	Compare Chartres and London
New York	16:06	6 h behind	Compare Chartres and New York
Los Angeles	13:06	9 h behind	Compare Chartres and Los Angeles
Berlin	22:06	Same time	Compare Chartres and Berlin
Dubai	01:06+1 day	3 h ahead	Compare Chartres and Dubai
New Delhi	02:36+1 day	4 h 30 min ahead	Compare Chartres and New Delhi
Singapore	05:06+1 day	7 h ahead	Compare Chartres and Singapore
Tokyo	06:06+1 day	8 h ahead	Compare Chartres and Tokyo
Sydney	08:06+1 day	10 h ahead	Compare Chartres and Sydney
Copenhagen	22:06	Same time	Compare Chartres and Copenhagen

Sun in Chartres today

Daylight

9h 28m today - 6h 40m less than the longest day and 1h 9m more than the shortest day.

Calculated from coordinates; sunrise and sunset are approximate.

About Chartres

City facts

Country: France
Region: Centre-Val de Loire
Population: 43,838
Dialing code
Currency: EUR · Euro
Coordinates: 48.4468°, 1.4892°

Public holidays in France

Holidays

Nov112026
Armistice Day
Wednesday · in 1 days
National
Dec252026
Christmas Day
Friday · in 45 days
Nationallong weekend
Jan12027
New Year’s Day
Friday · in 52 days
Nationallong weekend
Mar292027
Easter Monday
Monday · in 139 days
Nationallong weekend
May12027
Labour Day
Saturday · in 172 days
National

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

Airports near Chartres

Airports

ORY
Paris-Orly Airport
71 km north-east
Same local time
LBG
Paris-Le Bourget International Airport
90 km north-east
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

Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines53 km · Same time
Versailles62 km · Same time
Orléans68 km · Same time
Antony68 km · Same time
Évreux69 km · Same time
Clamart70 km · Same time
Boulogne-Billancourt70 km · Same time
Rueil-Malmaison70 km · Same time
London359 km · 1 h behind - different daylight saving rules
Birmingham509 km · 1 h behind - different daylight saving rules

Common questions

Quick answers

01What time zone is Chartres in?: Chartres uses Europe/Paris: CET (UTC+1).
02Does Chartres 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 Chartres and London?: Chartres is 1 h ahead relative to London right now.
04What is a good time to call Chartres from New York?: A shared working-hours option: 10:00-11:00 in New York = 16:00-17:00 in Chartres.

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

Time in Chartres

Armistice Day

Christmas Day

New Year’s Day

Easter Monday

Labour Day

Paris-Orly Airport

Paris-Le Bourget International Airport

Same time zone rules

Same UTC offset right now