What is the time difference between Paris and Sydney?

Sydney is 8 hours 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 Sydney from Paris?

Between 09:00–10:00 in Paris, which is 17:00–18:00 in Sydney. 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 Sydney observe daylight saving time?

Yes. Sydney runs on UTC+10 in winter and UTC+11 in summer. The next change is on 2026-10-04, when clocks go forward by 60 minutes.

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

It is 20:00 in Sydney, 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 Sydney use?

Paris uses Europe/Paris, currently UTC+2 (CEST), and Sydney uses Australia/Sydney, currently UTC+10 (AEST). Those identifiers are the ones to use in code — abbreviations are ambiguous and offsets change.

Convert Paris time to Sydney time

Right now Sydney runs 8 hours ahead of Paris. That gap is not fixed: it moves when either city changes its clocks.

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Hour by hour

Every hour of a day in Paris, and what the clock reads in Sydney at that same moment.

Paris	Sydney
00:00	08:00
01:00	09:00
02:00	10:00
03:00	11:00
04:00	12:00
05:00	13:00
06:00	14:00
07:00	15:00
08:00	16:00
09:00	17:00
10:00	18:00
11:00	19:00
12:00	20:00
13:00	21:00
14:00	22:00
15:00	23:00
16:00	00:00next day
17:00	01:00next day
18:00	02:00next day
19:00	03:00next day
20:00	04:00next day
21:00	05:00next day
22:00	06:00next day
23:00	07:00next day

Daylight saving time

Paris and Sydney both observe daylight saving. Where their change dates differ, so does the gap between them for the weeks in between.

Paris

Observes daylight saving time

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

Sydney

Observes daylight saving time

Standard: UTC+10
Daylight: UTC+11
Next change: 2026-10-04 +60m

When you can actually talk

The window is 1 hour wide — 09:00–10:00 in Paris, 17:00–18:00 in Sydney.

Paris 09:00–10:00Sydney 17:00–18:00

Reference

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

	Paris	Sydney
IANA zone	Europe/Paris	Australia/Sydney
Abbreviation	CEST	AEST
Standard offset	UTC+1	UTC+10
Daylight offset	UTC+2	UTC+11
Clock changes this year	2	2
Country	France	Australia

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Common questions

What is the time difference between Paris and Sydney?: Sydney is 8 hours 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 Sydney from Paris?: Between 09:00–10:00 in Paris, which is 17:00–18:00 in Sydney. 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 Sydney observe daylight saving time?: Yes. Sydney runs on UTC+10 in winter and UTC+11 in summer. The next change is on 2026-10-04, when clocks go forward by 60 minutes.
If it is midday in Paris, what time is it in Sydney?: It is 20:00 in Sydney, 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 Sydney use?: Paris uses Europe/Paris, currently UTC+2 (CEST), and Sydney uses Australia/Sydney, currently UTC+10 (AEST). Those identifiers are the ones to use in code — abbreviations are ambiguous and offsets change.