Current Time in Besançon, Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, France
11:42:37 PM
23:42:37
CET (Central European Time) · UTC+01:00
Europe/Paris
Time zone details
Besançon is currently on standard time; daylight saving time is observed in 2026
Daylight in Besançon
Location facts
Place
- Country
- France
- Administrative area
- Bourgogne
- District
- Doubs
- Place type
- City or town
- Country currency
- Euro (EUR)
Practical
- Country languages
- French, Arpitan, Breton, Corsican, Catalan, Basque, Occitan
- Dialing code
- +33
- Population
- 128,426
- Elevation
- Approximately 300 m (DEM estimate)
Geography
- Geographic coordinates
- 47° 14' N / 6° 01' E
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Besançon follows the same clock and daylight-saving rules as Paris
Popular conversions (current offsets)
All times shown relative to Besançon local time
Clock changes in Besançon
2:00 AM CET3:00 AM CEST
Clocks move forward 1 hour
2026
past
Daylight saving time starts
2:00 AM CET3:00 AM CEST
Clocks move forward 1 hour
past
Daylight saving time ends
3:00 AM CEST2:00 AM CET
Clocks move back 1 hour
Future clock changes, 2027–2030
Sun & Moon details
Sun
- Sunrise
- Solar noon
- Sunset
- Daylight duration
- 9 hr 43 min2 min 53 sec shorter than the previous day
Twilight
- Civil twilight
- –
- Nautical twilight
- –
- Astronomical twilight
- –
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Saturday, November 7, 2026
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Sun
- Sunrise
- Sunset
- Day length
- 9 hr 43 min2 min 53 sec shorter than the previous day
- Solar noon
- (26.4° altitude)
Civil twilight
- Dawn to dusk
- –
Additional twilight
- Nautical dawn to dusk
- –
- Astronomical dawn to dusk
- –
Moon
- Phase
- New Moon (4% illuminated)
- Moonrise
- Moonset
- Previous principal phase
- Third Quarter — Sunday, November 1, 2026 at
- Next principal phase
- New Moon — Monday, November 9, 2026 at
Seven-day daylight outlook
| Local date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Daily change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 hr 43 min | 2 min 53 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 9 hr 40 min | 2 min 51 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 9 hr 37 min | 2 min 50 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 9 hr 34 min | 2 min 47 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 9 hr 31 min | 2 min 45 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 9 hr 29 min | 2 min 43 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 9 hr 26 min | 2 min 41 sec shorter than the previous day |
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Upcoming national public holidays in France
- Armistice Day
- Christmas Day
- New Year's Day
Nearby scheduled airports for Besançon, Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, France
Dole Tavaux AirportDLEMedium airport · Serves Dole50.4 km west-southwest
Source: OurAirports record · DLE / LFGJ
About 50.4 km (31.3 mi) west-southwest of Besançon
Scheduled airline service in source data
Geneva International AirportGVALarge airport · Serves Geneva, Switzerland113 km south
Source: OurAirports record · GVA / LSGG
About 113 km (70.0 mi) south of Besançon
Scheduled airline service in source data
Bern AirportBRNMedium airport · Serves Bern, Switzerland118 km east-southeast
Source: OurAirports record · BRN / LSZB
About 118 km (73.4 mi) east-southeast of Besançon
Scheduled airline service in source data
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Frequently asked questions
- What time zone is Besançon in?
- Besançon uses Central European Time (CET, UTC+1) in winter and Central European Summer Time (CEST, UTC+2) in summer. Its IANA time zone is Europe/Paris.
- When is the next clock change in Besançon?
- Clocks in Besançon move forward 1 hour on Sunday, March 28, 2027 at 2:00 AM, changing from CET (UTC+01:00) to CEST (UTC+02:00)
- Does Besançon observe daylight saving time?
- Yes. Besançon observes daylight saving time: CEST (UTC+2) in summer and CET (UTC+1) in winter.
- What is the UTC offset of Besançon?
- Besançon is UTC+1 in winter and UTC+2 in summer