What time is it in Saint-Étienne?
18:44:26
Friday 13 November 2026
- Saint-Étienne, France
- Time zone UTC+01:00
- Next clock change: 28 March 2027
- Sunrise 07:38 · sunset 17:14
Time difference with Saint-Étienne
Saint-Étienne is on UTC+01:00 right now: 1 hour ahead of UTC in winter and 2 hours ahead in summer.
| City | Time | Compared with Saint-Étienne |
|---|---|---|
| London United Kingdom | 17:44 | 1 hour behind |
| New York United States | 12:44 | 6 hours behind |
| Los Angeles United States | 09:44 | 9 hours behind |
| Paris France | 18:44 | same time |
| Berlin Germany | 18:44 | same time |
| Dubai United Arab Emirates | 21:44 | 3 hours ahead |
| New Delhi India | 23:14 | 4 h 30 min ahead |
| Singapore Singapore | 01:44 | 7 hours ahead |
| Hong Kong Hong Kong | 01:44 | 7 hours ahead |
| Tokyo Japan | 02:44 | 8 hours ahead |
| Sydney Australia | 04:44 | 10 hours ahead |
| São Paulo Brazil | 14:44 | 4 hours behind |
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Daylight saving time in Saint-Étienne
| 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 Saint-Étienne
| 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 Saint-Étienne
Nearby places
Nearest time zone border: 643 km away, Saint Helier (Jersey) is 1 hour behind Saint-Étienne all year round.
| Place | Distance |
|---|---|
| Firminy | 9 km |
| Saint-Chamond | 11 km |
| Annonay | 31 km |
| Montbrison | 32 km |
| Givors | 34 km |
| Vienne | 39 km |
| Saint-Genis-Laval | 43 km |
| Oullins | 45 km |
Day and night around the world
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Sun and Moon in Saint-Étienne
- Sunrise
- 07:38
- Sunset
- 17:14
- Day length
- 9 h 36 min
- Tomorrow
- −3 min
Dawn 07:06, dusk 17:46, solar noon 12:26. Shortest day: 21 December 2026 (8 h 42 min); longest: 21 June 2026 (15 h 40 min).
Over the next twelve months: earliest sunrise at 05:53 (10 June 2027), latest at 08:22 (31 December 2026); earliest sunset at 16:59 (5 December 2026), latest at 21:35 (24 June 2027).
Moon tonight: waxing crescent, 18 % illuminated
Moonrise 11:49 · moonset 19:58 · next: first quarter on 17 November 2026 at 12:47 · moon calendar
Other cities in France
Good to know about the time in Saint-Étienne
Saint-Étienne has the legal time of the whole of mainland France. A little further east than Paris, it sees the sun at its highest around 12:42 in winter and 13:42 in summer (mean solar noon), eight minutes earlier than the capital.
This is where the first French railway line was born, from Saint-Étienne to Andrézieux, opened in 1827 to carry coal. The railway made a common time necessary: each town lived by its own solar time, so Saint-Étienne was about eight minutes ahead of Paris, until an 1891 law imposed Paris time on the whole country. Time in Firminy · Time in Lyon