Time Zones in France

Summer Time / Winter Time

From the end of March until the end of October, French time goes from GMT+1 to GMT+2 (GMT = Greenwich Meridian Time).

In the Departments of Metropolitan France, from the year 2002 and for the following years, the period for Summer time starts on the last Sunday in March at 2 o’clock in the morning. At this time, one hour is added to the current time.  The period for Summer time ends on the last Sunday in October at 3 o’clock in the morning. At this time, one hour is taken away from the current time.