Time in Dunkirk

Central European Standard Time (CET, UTC+1)

Current local time: 21:40

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

Current local time in Dunkirk: · 10 Nov 2026

Dunkirk time zone

Time zone
CET · UTC+1standard time

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

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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 Dunkirk

Time difference
Current local times and work-hour overlap with Dunkirk
CityLocal timeDifferenceWorking hoursPlanner
London1 h behindCompare Dunkirk and London
New York6 h behindCompare Dunkirk and New York
Los Angeles9 h behindCompare Dunkirk and Los Angeles
BerlinSame timeCompare Dunkirk and Berlin
Dubai+1 day3 h aheadCompare Dunkirk and Dubai
New Delhi+1 day4 h 30 min aheadCompare Dunkirk and New Delhi
Singapore+1 day7 h aheadCompare Dunkirk and Singapore
Tokyo+1 day8 h aheadCompare Dunkirk and Tokyo
Sydney+1 day10 h aheadCompare Dunkirk and Sydney
CopenhagenSame timeCompare Dunkirk and Copenhagen

Sun in Dunkirk today

Daylight
07:589h 12m17:09

9h 12m today - 7h 21m less than the longest day and 1h 17m more than the shortest day.

Calculated from coordinates; sunrise and sunset are approximate.

About Dunkirk

City facts
Country
France
Region
Hauts-de-France
Population
86,263
Dialing code
Currency
EUR · Euro
Coordinates
51.0344°, 2.3768°

Public holidays in France

Holidays

  1. Armistice Day

    Wednesday · in 1 days

    National

  2. Christmas Day

    Friday · in 45 days

    Nationallong weekend

  3. New Year’s Day

    Friday · in 52 days

    Nationallong weekend

  4. Easter Monday

    Monday · in 139 days

    Nationallong weekend

  5. Labour Day

    Saturday · in 172 days

    National

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

Common questions

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

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