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New York to Paris Time Converter

Paris is usually 6 hours ahead of New York, so 9:00 AM in New York is normally 3:00 PM in Paris. For a few weeks each year the gap is 5 hours instead, because the US and France change their clocks on different dates.

EDT · UTC−4
Mon, Oct 19
CEST · UTC+2
Mon, Oct 19

On Monday, October 19, Paris is 6 hours ahead of New York.

Heads-up: clocks in Paris go back on Sunday, October 25. After that, Paris is 5 hours ahead of New York.

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Time zone rules checked October 2026. The converter runs on your device using its built-in time zone database, so it accounts for daylight saving time on any date you pick.

New York and Paris, hour by hour

Green rows are the hours when both cities are inside an ordinary 9-to-5 working day. Change the date in the converter and this table follows it.

Hour by hour for Monday, October 19, 2026 in New York
New York EDTParis CESTOffice hours (9 AM to 5 PM, local weekdays)
12:00 AM6:00 AM
1:00 AM7:00 AM
2:00 AM8:00 AM
3:00 AM9:00 AMParis only
4:00 AM10:00 AMParis only
5:00 AM11:00 AMParis only
6:00 AM12:00 PMParis only
7:00 AM1:00 PMParis only
8:00 AM2:00 PMParis only
9:00 AM3:00 PMBoth working
10:00 AM4:00 PMBoth working
11:00 AM5:00 PMNew York only
12:00 PM6:00 PMNew York only
1:00 PM7:00 PMNew York only
2:00 PM8:00 PMNew York only
3:00 PM9:00 PMNew York only
4:00 PM10:00 PMNew York only
5:00 PM11:00 PM
6:00 PM12:00 AM next day
7:00 PM1:00 AM next day
8:00 PM2:00 AM next day
9:00 PM3:00 AM next day
10:00 PM4:00 AM next day
11:00 PM5:00 AM next day

The best time for a call

If both sides keep roughly 9-to-5 hours, you get 2 hours of overlap on a normal weekday: 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM in New York, which is 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM in Paris.

When the gap is 5 hours, the overlap grows to 3 hours: 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM in New York.

Paris is an hour further east than London, and that hour takes a real bite out of the shared day. With both offices on 9-to-5 you get about two hours, from 9 to 11 a.m. in New York. If a colleague in Paris is happy to stay until 6, you gain a third.

Mainland France runs on a single time zone, so the same numbers apply to Lyon, Marseille or Toulouse. The overseas departments, such as Guadeloupe or Réunion, keep their own local time.

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Why the time difference changes

Both cities use daylight saving time, but they don’t switch on the same weekend. In the US, clocks go forward on the second Sunday in March and back on the first Sunday in November. In France, clocks go forward on the last Sunday in March and back on the last Sunday in October. In the weeks between the two changes, one city has moved its clocks and the other hasn’t, so the difference is an hour off its usual figure.

This catches people out every year, mostly with recurring meetings. Calendar apps keep a recurring event at the organiser’s local time, so for those few weeks it lands an hour earlier or later for everyone else.

Paris compared with New York, Oct 19, 2026 to Oct 19, 2027
FromUntilParis is9:00 AM in New York is
TodayOct 25, 20266 hours ahead3:00 PM CEST
Oct 25, 2026Nov 1, 20265 hours ahead2:00 PM CET
Nov 1, 2026Mar 14, 20276 hours ahead3:00 PM CET
Mar 14, 2027Mar 28, 20275 hours ahead2:00 PM CET
Mar 28, 2027—6 hours ahead3:00 PM CEST

The two time zones

New York

Time zone
Eastern Time (EST / EDT)
UTC offset
UTC−5, or UTC−4 in summer
Daylight saving
Clocks go forward on the second Sunday in March and back on the first Sunday in November.
Next change
Nov 1, 2026 (clocks go back)
IANA zone
America/New_York

Paris

Time zone
Central European Time (CET / CEST)
UTC offset
UTC+1, or UTC+2 in summer
Daylight saving
Clocks go forward on the last Sunday in March and back on the last Sunday in October.
Next change
Oct 25, 2026 (clocks go back)
IANA zone
Europe/Paris

Common questions

What time is it in Paris when it’s 9 AM in New York?

Usually 3:00 PM. During the few weeks when the clocks are out of step it’s 2:00 PM. The converter at the top of this page applies the right rule for whatever date you choose.

Is Paris always 6 hours ahead of New York?

No. Over the next twelve months it’s 6 hours most of the time, but it changes for a few weeks: Oct 25 until Nov 1, 2026 (5 hours) and Mar 14 until Mar 28, 2027 (5 hours). That’s down to daylight saving time, explained above.

What’s a good time for a meeting between New York and Paris?

If both sides keep roughly 9-to-5 hours, you get 2 hours of overlap on a normal weekday: 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM in New York, which is 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM in Paris.

Is Paris a day ahead of New York?

For part of the day, yes. On a typical day, from about 6:00 PM in New York onwards it’s already the next day in Paris. The converter and hour-by-hour table flag this with a “next day” label.

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