What time is it in Firminy?
18:43:24
Friday 13 November 2026
- Firminy, France
- Time zone UTC+01:00
- Next clock change: 28 March 2027
- Sunrise 07:38 · sunset 17:15
Time difference with Firminy
Firminy is on UTC+01:00 right now: 1 hour ahead of UTC in winter and 2 hours ahead in summer.
| City | Time | Compared with Firminy |
|---|---|---|
| London United Kingdom | 17:43 | 1 hour behind |
| New York United States | 12:43 | 6 hours behind |
| Los Angeles United States | 09:43 | 9 hours behind |
| Paris France | 18:43 | same time |
| Berlin Germany | 18:43 | same time |
| Dubai United Arab Emirates | 21:43 | 3 hours ahead |
| New Delhi India | 23:13 | 4 h 30 min ahead |
| Singapore Singapore | 01:43 | 7 hours ahead |
| Hong Kong Hong Kong | 01:43 | 7 hours ahead |
| Tokyo Japan | 02:43 | 8 hours ahead |
| Sydney Australia | 04:43 | 10 hours ahead |
| São Paulo Brazil | 14:43 | 4 hours behind |
Compare any two places with the time zone converter or find a slot with the meeting planner.
Daylight saving time in Firminy
| 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 Firminy
| 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 Firminy
Nearby places
Nearest time zone border: 641 km away, Saint Helier (Jersey) is 1 hour behind Firminy all year round.
| Place | Distance |
|---|---|
| Saint-Étienne | 9 km |
| Saint-Chamond | 20 km |
| Montbrison | 30 km |
| Annonay | 34 km |
| Givors | 44 km |
| Vienne | 48 km |
| Le Puy-en-Velay | 50 km |
| Saint-Genis-Laval | 52 km |
Day and night around the world
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Sun and Moon in Firminy
- Sunrise
- 07:38
- Sunset
- 17:15
- Day length
- 9 h 36 min
- Tomorrow
- −2 min
Dawn 07:07, dusk 17:47, solar noon 12:27. Shortest day: 21 December 2026 (8 h 43 min); longest: 21 June 2026 (15 h 40 min).
Over the next twelve months: earliest sunrise at 05:53 (13 June 2027), latest at 08:22 (29 December 2026); earliest sunset at 16:59 (8 December 2026), latest at 21:35 (23 June 2027).
Moon tonight: waxing crescent, 18 % illuminated
Moonrise 11:49 · moonset 19:59 · next: first quarter on 17 November 2026 at 12:47 · moon calendar
Other cities in France
Good to know about the time in Firminy
Firminy keeps the legal time of all of mainland France and has almost the same solar noon as its neighbour Saint-Étienne: the sun reaches its highest point there around 12:43 in winter and 13:43 in summer (mean solar noon), about eight minutes earlier than in Paris.
The town has the largest group of Le Corbusier buildings in Europe. In the Church of Saint-Pierre, completed in 2006, the wall is pierced with small openings that trace the constellation of Orion: daylight makes the stars appear.