Current Time in Lorient, Brittany, France
6:05:03 AM
06:05:03
CET (Central European Time) · UTC+01:00
Europe/Paris
Time zone details
Lorient is currently on standard time; daylight saving time is observed in 2026
Daylight in Lorient
Location facts
Place
- Country
- France
- Administrative area
- Brittany
- District
- Morbihan
- Place type
- City or town
- Country currency
- Euro (EUR)
Practical
- Country languages
- French, Arpitan, Breton, Corsican, Catalan, Basque, Occitan
- Dialing code
- +33
- Population
- 58,112
- Elevation
- Approximately 10 m (DEM estimate)
Geography
- Geographic coordinates
- 47° 44' N / 3° 22' W
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Lorient follows the same clock and daylight-saving rules as Paris
Popular conversions (current offsets)
All times shown relative to Lorient local time
Clock changes in Lorient
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 18 min2 min 39 sec shorter than the previous day
Twilight
- Civil twilight
- –
- Nautical twilight
- –
- Astronomical twilight
- –
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Sunday, November 15, 2026
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Sun
- Sunrise
- Sunset
- Day length
- 9 hr 18 min2 min 39 sec shorter than the previous day
- Solar noon
- (23.7° altitude)
Civil twilight
- Dawn to dusk
- –
Additional twilight
- Nautical dawn to dusk
- –
- Astronomical dawn to dusk
- –
Moon
- Phase
- First Quarter (31% illuminated)
- Moonrise
- Moonset
- Previous principal phase
- New Moon — Monday, November 9, 2026 at
- Next principal phase
- First Quarter — Tuesday, November 17, 2026 at
Seven-day daylight outlook
| Local date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Daily change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 hr 18 min | 2 min 39 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 9 hr 15 min | 2 min 36 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 9 hr 13 min | 2 min 34 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 9 hr 10 min | 2 min 31 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 9 hr 08 min | 2 min 28 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 9 hr 05 min | 2 min 24 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 9 hr 03 min | 2 min 22 sec shorter than the previous day |
Weather forecast for Lorient
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Plan around Lorient
Upcoming national public holidays in France
- Christmas Day
- New Year's Day
- Easter Monday
Nearby scheduled airports for Lorient, Brittany, France
Brest Bretagne airportBESLarge airport · Serves Brest110 km northwest
Source: OurAirports record · BES / LFRB
About 110 km (68.4 mi) northwest of Lorient
Scheduled airline service in source data
Rennes-Saint-Jacques AirportRNSMedium airport · Serves Saint-Jacques-de-la-Lande, Ille-et-Vilaine127 km east-northeast
Source: OurAirports record · RNS / LFRN
About 127 km (79.0 mi) east-northeast of Lorient
Scheduled airline service in source data
Nantes Atlantique AirportNTELarge airport · Serves Nantes148 km east-southeast
Source: OurAirports record · NTE / LFRS
About 148 km (92.0 mi) east-southeast of Lorient
Scheduled airline service in source data
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Frequently asked questions
- What time zone is Lorient in?
- Lorient 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 Lorient?
- Clocks in Lorient 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 Lorient observe daylight saving time?
- Yes. Lorient observes daylight saving time: CEST (UTC+2) in summer and CET (UTC+1) in winter.
- What is the UTC offset of Lorient?
- Lorient is UTC+1 in winter and UTC+2 in summer