What is the time difference between Paris and Moscow?

Moscow is 1 hour ahead of Paris. That figure is current — it changes by an hour when either city starts or ends daylight saving, and the exact dates are listed above.

When is the best time to call Moscow from Paris?

Between 09:00–17:00 in Paris, which is 10:00–18:00 in Moscow. That is the only stretch where both cities are inside a 09:00–18:00 day.

Does Paris observe daylight saving time?

Yes. Paris runs on UTC+1 in winter and UTC+2 in summer. The next change is on 2026-10-25, when clocks go back by 60 minutes.

Does Moscow observe daylight saving time?

No. Moscow stays on UTC+3 all year, so its clocks never move.

If it is midday in Paris, what time is it in Moscow?

It is 13:00 in Moscow, on the same calendar date. That holds for the current offsets; it shifts by an hour around the daylight saving dates listed above.

Which time zones do Paris and Moscow use?

Paris uses Europe/Paris, currently UTC+2 (CEST), and Moscow uses Europe/Moscow, currently UTC+3. Those identifiers are the ones to use in code — abbreviations are ambiguous and offsets change.

Convert Paris time to Moscow time

Moscow is 1 hour ahead of Paris right now, so midday in Paris lands in the afternoon in Moscow.

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Hour by hour

The whole day mapped across: read down the left for Paris, across for Moscow.

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23:00	00:00next day

Daylight saving time

Moscow keeps one offset all year while Paris moves twice. That is the whole reason this difference is seasonal.

Paris

Observes daylight saving time

Standard: UTC+1
Daylight: UTC+2
Next change: 2026-10-25 −60m

Moscow

Does not observe daylight saving time

Standard: UTC+3

When you can actually talk

The window is 8 hours wide — 09:00–17:00 in Paris, 10:00–18:00 in Moscow.

Paris 09:00–17:00Moscow 10:00–18:00

Reference

The underlying data, in case you need to put it in a calendar invitation or a configuration file.

	Paris	Moscow
IANA zone	Europe/Paris	Europe/Moscow
Abbreviation	CEST	UTC+3
Standard offset	UTC+1	UTC+3
Daylight offset	UTC+2	—
Clock changes this year	2	0
Country	France	Russia

Example, not the current time. Live times appear once the page loads.

Common questions

What is the time difference between Paris and Moscow?: Moscow is 1 hour ahead of Paris. That figure is current — it changes by an hour when either city starts or ends daylight saving, and the exact dates are listed above.
When is the best time to call Moscow from Paris?: Between 09:00–17:00 in Paris, which is 10:00–18:00 in Moscow. That is the only stretch where both cities are inside a 09:00–18:00 day.
Does Paris observe daylight saving time?: Yes. Paris runs on UTC+1 in winter and UTC+2 in summer. The next change is on 2026-10-25, when clocks go back by 60 minutes.
Does Moscow observe daylight saving time?: No. Moscow stays on UTC+3 all year, so its clocks never move.
If it is midday in Paris, what time is it in Moscow?: It is 13:00 in Moscow, on the same calendar date. That holds for the current offsets; it shifts by an hour around the daylight saving dates listed above.
Which time zones do Paris and Moscow use?: Paris uses Europe/Paris, currently UTC+2 (CEST), and Moscow uses Europe/Moscow, currently UTC+3. Those identifiers are the ones to use in code — abbreviations are ambiguous and offsets change.