Time in La Rochelle

Central European Standard Time (CET, UTC+1)

Current local time: 04:59

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

Current local time in La Rochelle: · 11 Nov 2026

La Rochelle 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 Rochelle

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

Sun in La Rochelle today

Daylight
07:599h 37m17:37

9h 37m today - 6h 9m less than the longest day and 1h 0m more than the shortest day.

Calculated from coordinates; sunrise and sunset are approximate.

About La Rochelle

City facts
Country
France
Region
New Aquitaine
Population
76,810
Dialing code
Currency
EUR · Euro
Coordinates
46.1631°, -1.1522°

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

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