Current Time in Calais, Hauts-de-France, France
8:54:22 PM
20:54:22
CEST (Central European Summer Time) · UTC+02:00
Europe/Paris
Time zone details
Calais is observing daylight saving time in 2026
Daylight in Calais
Location facts
Place
- Country
- France
- Administrative area
- Hauts-de-France
- District
- Pas-de-Calais
- Place type
- City or town
- Country currency
- Euro (EUR)
Practical
- Languages
- French, Arpitan, Breton, Corsican, Catalan, Basque, Occitan
- Dialing code
- +33
- Population
- 74,433
- Elevation
- Approximately 6 m (DEM estimate)
Geography
- Geographic coordinates
- 50° 57' N / 1° 51' E
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Clock changes in Calais
3:00 AM CEST2:00 AM CET
Clocks move back 1 hour
2026
past
Daylight saving time starts
2:00 AM CET3:00 AM CEST
Clocks move forward 1 hour
upcoming
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
- 12 hr 54 min3 min 48 sec shorter than the previous day
Twilight
- Civil twilight
- –
- Nautical twilight
- –
- Astronomical twilight
- –
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Friday, September 11, 2026
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Sun
- Sunrise
- Sunset
- Day length
- 12 hr 54 min3 min 48 sec shorter than the previous day
- Solar noon
- (43.5° altitude)
Civil twilight
- Dawn to dusk
- –
Additional twilight
- Nautical dawn to dusk
- –
- Astronomical dawn to dusk
- –
Moon
- Phase
- New Moon (0% illuminated)
- Moonrise
- Moonset
- Previous principal phase
- New Moon — Friday, September 11, 2026 at
- Next principal phase
- First Quarter — Friday, September 18, 2026 at
Seven-day daylight outlook
| Local date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Daily change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 hr 54 min | 3 min 48 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 12 hr 51 min | 3 min 49 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 12 hr 47 min | 3 min 49 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 12 hr 43 min | 3 min 49 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 12 hr 39 min | 3 min 49 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 12 hr 35 min | 3 min 49 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 12 hr 31 min | 3 min 50 sec shorter than the previous day |
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Time context
Calais follows the same clock and daylight-saving rules as Paris
Current time offsetUTC+02:00 (CEST)
View time differencesUpcoming national public holidays in France
- All Saints' Day
- Armistice Day
- Christmas Day
Nearby scheduled airports for Calais, Hauts-de-France, France
Ostend-Bruges International AirportOSTLarge airport · Serves Oostende, Belgium76.3 km east-northeast
Source: OurAirports record · OST / EBOS
About 76.3 km (47.4 mi) east-northeast of Calais
Scheduled airline service in source data
Lille AirportLILLarge airport · Serves Lesquin97.6 km east-southeast
Source: OurAirports record · LIL / LFQQ
About 97.6 km (60.6 mi) east-southeast of Calais
Scheduled airline service in source data
London Southend AirportSENMedium airport · Serves Southend-on-Sea, Essex, United Kingdom106 km northwest
Source: OurAirports record · SEN / EGMC
About 106 km (66.0 mi) northwest of Calais
Scheduled airline service in source data
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Frequently asked questions
- What time zone is Calais in?
- Calais currently uses Central European Summer Time (CEST). Its IANA time zone is Europe/Paris.
- When is the next clock change in Calais?
- Clocks in Calais move backward 1 hour on Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 3:00 AM, changing from CEST (UTC+02:00) to CET (UTC+01:00)
- Is Calais currently on daylight saving time?
- Calais is observing daylight saving time in 2026
- What is the UTC offset in Calais right now?
- Calais is currently UTC+02:00