Time in La Defense

Central European Standard Time (CET, UTC+1)

Current local time: 02:50

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

Current local time in La Defense: · 11 Nov 2026

La Defense time zone

Time zone
CET · UTC+1standard time

28 Mar 2027 - clocks go forward 1 h to CEST (UTC+2) - in 137 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 La Defense

Time difference
Current local times and work-hour overlap with La Defense
CityLocal timeDifferenceWorking hoursPlanner
London1 h behindCompare La Defense and London
New York-1 day6 h behindCompare La Defense and New York
Los Angeles-1 day9 h behindCompare La Defense and Los Angeles
BerlinSame timeCompare La Defense and Berlin
Dubai3 h aheadCompare La Defense and Dubai
New Delhi4 h 30 min aheadCompare La Defense and New Delhi
Singapore7 h aheadCompare La Defense and Singapore
Tokyo8 h aheadCompare La Defense and Tokyo
Sydney10 h aheadCompare La Defense and Sydney
CopenhagenSame timeCompare La Defense and Copenhagen

Sun in La Defense today

Daylight
07:539h 22m17:15

9h 22m today - 6h 49m less than the longest day and 1h 8m more than the shortest day.

Calculated from coordinates; sunrise and sunset are approximate.

About La Defense

City facts
Country
France
Region
Île-de-France
Population
20,000
Dialing code
Currency
EUR · Euro
Coordinates
48.8920°, 2.2388°

Public holidays in France

Holidays

  1. Armistice Day

    Wednesday · today

    National

  2. Christmas Day

    Friday · in 44 days

    Nationallong weekend

  3. New Year’s Day

    Friday · in 51 days

    Nationallong weekend

  4. Easter Monday

    Monday · in 138 days

    Nationallong weekend

  5. Labour Day

    Saturday · in 171 days

    National

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

Common questions

Quick answers
01What time zone is La Defense in?
La Defense uses Europe/Paris: CET (UTC+1).
02Does La Defense have daylight saving time?
28 Mar 2027 - clocks go forward 1 h to CEST (UTC+2) - in 137 days
03What is the time difference between La Defense and London?
La Defense is 1 h ahead relative to London right now.
04What is a good time to call La Defense from New York?
A shared working-hours option: 10:00-11:00 in New York = 16:00-17:00 in La Defense.

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