Time in France

Time in Nantes now

1:00:00 PM

Tuesday, November 3, 2026

CET · UTC+1 Central European Standard Time

Sunrise: 7:51 AM
Sunset: 5:47 PM
Day length: 9 h 56 min
Daylight saving: Changes Mar 28, 2027

Nantes time zone

Time zone

Central European Standard Time (CET), UTC+1. IANA zone Europe/Paris.

Clock changes

Sunday, March 28, 2027: clocks go forward 1 hour at 2:00 AM local time (UTC+1 → UTC+2).

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Location

Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. Coordinates 47.22° N, 1.55° W; population about 325,070.

Sunrise and sunset in Nantes today

Dawn (civil): 7:19 AM
Sunrise: 7:51 AM
Solar noon: 12:49 PM
Sunset: 5:47 PM
Dusk (civil): 6:19 PM
Day length: 9 h 56 min
Night length: 14 h 4 min
Golden hour, morning: 7:32 AM – 8:36 AM
Golden hour, evening: 5:03 PM – 6:07 PM
Blue hour, morning: 7:19 AM – 7:32 AM
Blue hour, evening: 6:07 PM – 6:19 PM

Calculated for the city centre at sea level; accurate to about a minute. Golden hour is when the sun is between 4° below and 6° above the horizon; blue hour between 6° and 4° below. See the whole month or another date.

Nantes time compared with other cities

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City	Local time	Difference from Nantes
New York City, New York	7:00 AM	6 hours behind Nantes
Los Angeles, California	4:00 AM	9 hours behind Nantes
Chicago, Illinois	6:00 AM	7 hours behind Nantes
Denver, Colorado	5:00 AM	8 hours behind Nantes
Phoenix, Arizona	5:00 AM	8 hours behind Nantes
Honolulu, Hawaii	2:00 AM	11 hours behind Nantes
Anchorage, Alaska	3:00 AM	10 hours behind Nantes
Toronto, Canada	7:00 AM	6 hours behind Nantes
Vancouver, Canada	5:00 AM	8 hours behind Nantes
Mexico City, Mexico	6:00 AM	7 hours behind Nantes
São Paulo, Brazil	9:00 AM	4 hours behind Nantes
Buenos Aires, Argentina	9:00 AM	4 hours behind Nantes
London, United Kingdom	12:00 PM	1 hour behind Nantes
Dublin, Ireland	12:00 PM	1 hour behind Nantes

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Questions about time in Nantes

What time zone is Nantes in?

Nantes uses Central European Standard Time (CET, UTC+1) as standard time and Central European Summer Time (CEST, UTC+2) during daylight saving time. Its IANA time-zone identifier is Europe/Paris, which is what phones and computers use to set the local time.

Does Nantes observe daylight saving time?

Yes. Sunday, March 28, 2027: clocks go forward 1 hour at 2:00 AM local time (UTC+1 → UTC+2). The previous change was on Sunday, October 25, 2026.

How far is Nantes from UTC?

Nantes is 1 hour ahead of UTC on standard time and 2 hours ahead of UTC during daylight saving time.

What time is sunrise and sunset in Nantes today?

The table above shows today’s sunrise, sunset and day length for the city centre. As an example, on Tuesday, November 3, 2026 the sun rose at 7:51 AM and set at 5:47 PM, giving 9 h 56 min of daylight.

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