What time is it in Brest?
18:45:40
Friday 13 November 2026
- Brest, France
- Time zone UTC+01:00
- Next clock change: 28 March 2027
- Sunrise 08:22 · sunset 17:41
Time difference with Brest
Brest is on UTC+01:00 right now: 1 hour ahead of UTC in winter and 2 hours ahead in summer.
| City | Time | Compared with Brest |
|---|---|---|
| London United Kingdom | 17:45 | 1 hour behind |
| New York United States | 12:45 | 6 hours behind |
| Los Angeles United States | 09:45 | 9 hours behind |
| Paris France | 18:45 | same time |
| Berlin Germany | 18:45 | same time |
| Dubai United Arab Emirates | 21:45 | 3 hours ahead |
| New Delhi India | 23:15 | 4 h 30 min ahead |
| Singapore Singapore | 01:45 | 7 hours ahead |
| Hong Kong Hong Kong | 01:45 | 7 hours ahead |
| Tokyo Japan | 02:45 | 8 hours ahead |
| Sydney Australia | 04:45 | 10 hours ahead |
| São Paulo Brazil | 14:45 | 4 hours behind |
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Daylight saving time in Brest
| Date | What happens |
|---|---|
| Sunday 28 March 2027 | at 02:00 it becomes 03:00: clocks go forward by one hour (UTC+01:00 → UTC+02:00, summer time) |
| Sunday 31 October 2027 | at 03:00 it becomes 02:00: clocks go back by one hour (UTC+02:00 → UTC+01:00) |
Last change: Sunday 25 October 2026 (clocks went back by one hour).
History of local time in Brest
| Period | Legal time |
|---|---|
| since 1976 | UTC+1, summer time UTC+2 |
| until 1975 | UTC+1 all year round |
Official time zone (IANA database): Europe/Paris. Daylight saving time around the world
Upcoming eclipses visible from Brest
Nearby places
Nearest time zone border: 186 km away, Saint Peter Port (Guernsey) is 1 hour behind Brest all year round.
| Place | Distance |
|---|---|
| Landerneau | 19 km |
| Douarnenez | 35 km |
| Quimper | 52 km |
| Morlaix | 53 km |
| Concarneau | 71 km |
| Lannion | 85 km |
| Ploemeur | 107 km |
| Lorient | 109 km |
Day and night around the world
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Sun and Moon in Brest
- Sunrise
- 08:22
- Sunset
- 17:41
- Day length
- 9 h 19 min
- Tomorrow
- −3 min
Dawn 07:48, dusk 18:15, solar noon 13:02. Shortest day: 21 December 2026 (8 h 19 min); longest: 21 June 2026 (16 h 6 min).
Over the next twelve months: earliest sunrise at 06:15 (15 June 2027), latest at 09:09 (29 December 2026); earliest sunset at 17:23 (6 December 2026), latest at 22:23 (22 June 2027).
Moon tonight: waxing crescent, 18 % illuminated
Moonrise 12:42 · moonset 20:20 · next: first quarter on 17 November 2026 at 12:47 · moon calendar
Other cities in France
Good to know about the time in Brest
Brest is the westernmost large city in mainland France, at 4° 29′ west of Greenwich, yet it uses Central European Time. The sun is at its highest there around 13:18 in winter and 14:18 in summer (mean solar noon), nearly fifty minutes after Strasbourg.
Brest is therefore where the sun rises latest in winter, around 09:06 at the solstice, and sets latest in summer, around 22:22 in late June.