Current Time in Rennes, Brittany, France
4:13:05 PM
16:13:05
CET (Central European Time) · UTC+01:00
Europe/Paris
Time zone details
Rennes is currently on standard time; daylight saving time is observed in 2026
Daylight in Rennes
Location facts
Place
- Country
- France
- Administrative area
- Brittany
- District
- Ille-et-Vilaine
- Place type
- City or town
- Country currency
- Euro (EUR)
Practical
- Country languages
- French, Arpitan, Breton, Corsican, Catalan, Basque, Occitan
- Dialing code
- +33
- Population
- 227,830
- Elevation
- Approximately 39 m (DEM estimate)
Geography
- Geographic coordinates
- 48° 06' N / 1° 40' W
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Rennes follows the same clock and daylight-saving rules as Paris
Popular conversions (current offsets)
All times shown relative to Rennes local time
Clock changes in Rennes
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
- 10 hr 19 min3 min 16 sec shorter than the previous day
Twilight
- Civil twilight
- –
- Nautical twilight
- –
- Astronomical twilight
- –
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Sunday, October 25, 2026
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Sun
- Sunrise
- Sunset
- Day length
- 10 hr 19 min3 min 16 sec shorter than the previous day
- Solar noon
- (29.7° altitude)
Civil twilight
- Dawn to dusk
- –
Additional twilight
- Nautical dawn to dusk
- –
- Astronomical dawn to dusk
- –
Moon
- Phase
- Full Moon (99% 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 19 min | 3 min 16 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 10 hr 16 min | 3 min 16 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 10 hr 12 min | 3 min 14 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 10 hr 09 min | 3 min 14 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 10 hr 06 min | 3 min 12 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 10 hr 03 min | 3 min 11 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 10 hr 00 min | 3 min 10 sec shorter than the previous day |
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Plan around Rennes
Upcoming national public holidays in France
- All Saints' Day
- Armistice Day
- Christmas Day
Nearby scheduled airports for Rennes, Brittany, France
Rennes-Saint-Jacques AirportRNSMedium airport · Serves Saint-Jacques-de-la-Lande, Ille-et-Vilaine6.5 km southwest
Source: OurAirports record · RNS / LFRN
About 6.5 km (4.0 mi) southwest of Rennes
Scheduled airline service in source data
Nantes Atlantique AirportNTELarge airport · Serves Nantes107 km south
Source: OurAirports record · NTE / LFRS
About 107 km (66.3 mi) south of Rennes
Scheduled airline service in source data
Jersey AirportJERMedium airport · Serves St. Peter, Jersey128 km north-northwest
Source: OurAirports record · JER / EGJJ
About 128 km (79.3 mi) north-northwest of Rennes
Scheduled airline service in source data
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Frequently asked questions
- What time zone is Rennes in?
- Rennes 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 Rennes?
- Clocks in Rennes 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 Rennes observe daylight saving time?
- Yes. Rennes observes daylight saving time: CEST (UTC+2) in summer and CET (UTC+1) in winter.
- What is the UTC offset of Rennes?
- Rennes is UTC+1 in winter and UTC+2 in summer