Time Difference

New York vs Paris

Paris is 6 hours ahead New York

United States

New York

9:21 PM
Wed, Oct 21
France

Paris

3:21 AM
Thu, Oct 22

The DST gap

When daylight saving changes don't line up, the gap between New York and Paris shifts.

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Right now the gap is its usual 6h: Paris is 6 hours ahead of New York.

Next change in 3 days (Oct 25, 2026): Paris clocks go back 1 hour, and the gap goes from 6h to 5h.

2026 · usually 6h

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6h (usual) drift (unusual gap)
  • Mar 8 – Mar 29: 5h instead of 6h · 21 days · past

    Starts when New York clocks go forward 1 hour; ends when Paris clocks go forward 1 hour.

  • Oct 25 – Nov 1: 5h instead of 6h · 7 days

    Starts when Paris clocks go back 1 hour; ends when New York clocks go back 1 hour.

Computed from the IANA time zone database; no dates are typed in by hand. See which popular city pairs are drifting right now

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Current scheduled offset: 6 hours ahead. DST rules are automatically applied.