Current Time in Saintes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
8:19:21 PM
20:19:21
CEST (Central European Summer Time) · UTC+02:00
Europe/Paris
Time zone details
Saintes is observing daylight saving time in 2026
Daylight in Saintes
Location facts
Place
- Country
- France
- Administrative area
- New Aquitaine
- District
- Charente-Maritime
- Place type
- City or town
- Country currency
- Euro (EUR)
Practical
- Languages
- French, Arpitan, Breton, Corsican, Catalan, Basque, Occitan
- Dialing code
- +33
- Population
- 29,512
- Elevation
- Approximately 26 m (DEM estimate)
Geography
- Geographic coordinates
- 45° 44' N / 0° 38' W
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Clock changes in Saintes
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 43 min3 min 10 sec shorter than the previous day
Twilight
- Civil twilight
- –
- Nautical twilight
- –
- Astronomical twilight
- –
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Saturday, September 12, 2026
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Sun
- Sunrise
- Sunset
- Day length
- 12 hr 43 min3 min 10 sec shorter than the previous day
- Solar noon
- (48.3° altitude)
Civil twilight
- Dawn to dusk
- –
Additional twilight
- Nautical dawn to dusk
- –
- Astronomical dawn to dusk
- –
Moon
- Phase
- New Moon (2% 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 43 min | 3 min 10 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 12 hr 40 min | 3 min 10 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 12 hr 36 min | 3 min 10 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 12 hr 33 min | 3 min 11 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 12 hr 30 min | 3 min 11 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 12 hr 27 min | 3 min 11 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 12 hr 24 min | 3 min 11 sec shorter than the previous day |
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Time context
Saintes 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 Saintes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
La Rochelle Île de Ré AirportLRHMedium airport · Serves La Rochelle64.7 km northwest
Source: OurAirports record · LRH / LFBH
About 64.7 km (40.2 mi) northwest of Saintes
Scheduled airline service in source data
Bordeaux–Mérignac AirportBODLarge airport · Serves Bordeaux102 km south
Source: OurAirports record · BOD / LFBD
About 102 km (63.6 mi) south of Saintes
Scheduled airline service in source data
Poitiers-Biard AirportPISMedium airport · Serves Poitiers/Biard118 km northeast
Source: OurAirports record · PIS / LFBI
About 118 km (73.5 mi) northeast of Saintes
Scheduled airline service in source data
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Frequently asked questions
- What time zone is Saintes in?
- Saintes currently uses Central European Summer Time (CEST). Its IANA time zone is Europe/Paris.
- When is the next clock change in Saintes?
- Clocks in Saintes 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 Saintes currently on daylight saving time?
- Saintes is observing daylight saving time in 2026
- What is the UTC offset in Saintes right now?
- Saintes is currently UTC+02:00