What time zone is Valenciennes in?

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

Does Valenciennes use daylight saving time?

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

What is the time difference between Valenciennes and UTC?

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

Time in Valenciennes

Central European Standard Time (CET, UTC+1)

Current local time: 05:41

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

Current local time in Valenciennes: 05:41 · 11 Nov 2026

Valenciennes time zone

Time zone

CET · UTC+1standard time

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

Time difference

Current local times and work-hour overlap with Valenciennes
City	Local time	Difference	Planner
London	04:41	1 h behind	Compare Valenciennes and London
New York	23:41-1 day	6 h behind	Compare Valenciennes and New York
Los Angeles	20:41-1 day	9 h behind	Compare Valenciennes and Los Angeles
Berlin	05:41	Same time	Compare Valenciennes and Berlin
Dubai	08:41	3 h ahead	Compare Valenciennes and Dubai
New Delhi	10:11	4 h 30 min ahead	Compare Valenciennes and New Delhi
Singapore	12:41	7 h ahead	Compare Valenciennes and Singapore
Tokyo	13:41	8 h ahead	Compare Valenciennes and Tokyo
Sydney	15:41	10 h ahead	Compare Valenciennes and Sydney
Copenhagen	05:41	Same time	Compare Valenciennes and Copenhagen

Sun in Valenciennes today

Daylight

9h 13m today - 7h 13m less than the longest day and 1h 12m more than the shortest day.

Calculated from coordinates; sunrise and sunset are approximate.

About Valenciennes

City facts

Country: France
Region: Hauts-de-France
Population: 44,821
Dialing code
Currency: EUR · Euro
Coordinates: 50.3591°, 3.5251°

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 Valenciennes

Airports

LIL
Lille Airport
38 km north-west
Same local time
CRL
Brussels South Charleroi Airport
67 km east
Same local time
BRU
Brussels Airport
91 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

Tournai29 km · Same time
Mons32 km · Same time
Villeneuve-d'Ascq38 km · Same time
Roubaix45 km · Same time
Lille45 km · Same time
Tourcoing48 km · Same time
Mouscron48 km · Same time
La Louvière49 km · Same time
London286 km · 1 h behind - different daylight saving rules
Birmingham444 km · 1 h behind - different daylight saving rules

Common questions

Quick answers

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

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

Time in Valenciennes

Armistice Day

Christmas Day

New Year’s Day

Easter Monday

Labour Day

Lille Airport

Brussels South Charleroi Airport

Brussels Airport

Same time zone rules

Same UTC offset right now