Current Time in Lyon, Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes, France
5:36:45 PM
17:36:45
CEST (Central European Summer Time) · UTC+02:00
Europe/Paris
Time zone details
Lyon is observing daylight saving time in 2026
Daylight in Lyon
Location facts
Place
- Country
- France
- Administrative area
- Rhône-Alpes
- District
- Rhône
- Place type
- City or town
- Country currency
- Euro (EUR)
Practical
- Country languages
- French, Arpitan, Breton, Corsican, Catalan, Basque, Occitan
- Dialing code
- +33
- Population
- 520,774
- Elevation
- Approximately 173 m (DEM estimate)
Geography
- Geographic coordinates
- 45° 44' N / 4° 50' E
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Lyon follows the same clock and daylight-saving rules as Paris
Popular conversions (current offsets)
All times shown relative to Lyon local time
Clock changes in Lyon
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
- 10 hr 42 min3 min 4 sec shorter than the previous day
Twilight
- Civil twilight
- –
- Nautical twilight
- –
- Astronomical twilight
- –
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Tuesday, October 20, 2026
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Sun
- Sunrise
- Sunset
- Day length
- 10 hr 42 min3 min 4 sec shorter than the previous day
- Solar noon
- (33.8° altitude)
Civil twilight
- Dawn to dusk
- –
Additional twilight
- Nautical dawn to dusk
- –
- Astronomical dawn to dusk
- –
Moon
- Phase
- First Quarter (67% illuminated)
- Moonrise
- Moonset
- Previous principal phase
- First Quarter — Sunday, October 18, 2026 at
- Next principal phase
- Full Moon — Monday, October 26, 2026 at
Seven-day daylight outlook
| Local date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Daily change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 hr 42 min | 3 min 4 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 10 hr 39 min | 3 min 3 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 10 hr 36 min | 3 min 3 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 10 hr 33 min | 3 min 2 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 10 hr 30 min | 3 min 1 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 10 hr 27 min | 3 min shorter than the previous day | |||
| 10 hr 24 min | 2 min 59 sec shorter than the previous day |
Weather forecast for Lyon
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Plan around Lyon
Upcoming national public holidays in France
- All Saints' Day
- Armistice Day
- Christmas Day
Nearby scheduled airports for Lyon, Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes, France
Lyon Saint-Exupéry AirportLYSLarge airport · Serves Colombier-Saugnieu, Rhône19.1 km east
Source: OurAirports record · LYS / LFLL
About 19.1 km (11.9 mi) east of Lyon
Scheduled airline service in source data
Grenoble Alpes Isère AirportGNBMedium airport · Serves Grenoble57.0 km southeast
Source: OurAirports record · GNB / LFLS
About 57.0 km (35.4 mi) southeast of Lyon
Scheduled airline service in source data
Chambéry Aix les Bains airportCMFMedium airport · Serves Chambéry81.2 km east
Source: OurAirports record · CMF / LFLB
About 81.2 km (50.5 mi) east of Lyon
Scheduled airline service in source data
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Frequently asked questions
- What time zone is Lyon in?
- Lyon 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 Lyon?
- Clocks in Lyon move backward 1 hour on Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 3:00 AM, changing from CEST (UTC+02:00) to CET (UTC+01:00)
- Does Lyon observe daylight saving time?
- Yes. Lyon observes daylight saving time: CEST (UTC+2) in summer and CET (UTC+1) in winter.
- What is the UTC offset of Lyon?
- Lyon is UTC+1 in winter and UTC+2 in summer