Lille uses Europe/Paris — UTC+01:00 (CET) in standard time and UTC+02:00 (CEST) during daylight saving time. It is located in Hauts-de-France, France. The live clock shows the current local time and updates every second.
Everything you need to know about Lille's time zone, UTC offset, and Daylight Saving Time schedule.
Lille uses UTC+01:00 in standard time. This is the offset used outside the daylight saving period.
UTC+02:00 (CEST) during daylight saving time. Clocks move forward one hour in spring and back one hour in autumn.
The official IANA time zone name for Lille is Europe/Paris. This identifier is used in programming, operating systems and calendar applications worldwide.
Spring forward: 29 March 2026 at 02:00 → 03:00
Fall back: 25 October 2026 at 03:00 → 02:00
Spring forward: 28 March 2027 at 02:00 → 03:00
Fall back: 31 October 2027 at 03:00 → 02:00
Spring forward: 26 March 2028 at 02:00 → 03:00
Fall back: 29 October 2028 at 03:00 → 02:00
Spring forward: 25 March 2029 at 02:00 → 03:00
Fall back: 28 October 2029 at 03:00 → 02:00
Paris, Marseille, Lyon, Toulouse, Nice
Currency: Euro (EUR). Calling code: +33. Languages: French.
Lille ( LEEL; French: [lil] ; Flemish: Rijsel [ˈrɛisəl] ; Picard: Lile; West Flemish: Rysel) is a city in the northern part of France, within French Flanders. Sited along the Deûle river, near France's border with Belgium, it is the capital of the Hauts-de-France region, the prefecture of the Nord department, and the main city of the European Metropolis of Lille.
It is also the seat of the European Union Customs Authority.
The city of Lille had a population of 238,246 in 2023 within its small municipal territory of 35 km2 (14 sq mi), but combined with its French suburbs and exurbs the Lille metropolitan area which extends over 1,666 km2 (643 sq mi), had a population of 1,530,624 (2023), the fourth largest in France after Paris, Lyon, and Marseille.
In 2015 the city of Lille and 94 suburban French municipalities formed the European Metropolis of Lille, an indirectly elected metropolitan authority in charge of a metropolitan area with a population of 1,195,234 (2023).
Source: Wikipedia contributors — Lille. Adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0; see licence details. Reviewed by the TimeZoria AI Editorial Team.
238,695 residents (GeoNames city population; metro areas may be larger).
Hauts-de-France, France.
Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00 (CET).
Observes DST.
Euro (EUR) · +33.
Ghent, Brussels, Amiens
Lille Airport (LIL) about 8.2 km from the city coordinates. Source: OurAirports (public domain).
2024 averages: daily highs 15.4°C and lows 8.2°C. Warmest month: August (average high 24.4°C); coolest month: January (average low 0.9°C). Source: Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
A former major mechanical, food industry and textile manufacturing centre as well as a retail and finance center, Lille is the largest city of a conurbation, built like a network of cities: Lille, Roubaix, Tourcoing and Villeneuve-d'Ascq. The conurbation forms the Métropole Européenne de Lille which is France's fourth-largest urban conglomeration with a 2016 population of over 1.15 million. Source: Wikipedia contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 (adapted).
Region: Hauts-de-France · IANA zone: Europe/Paris · Open data sources and licence details: TimeZoria AI licenses.
Current time in major cities compared to Lille. Times update live every second.
Note on DST transitions: The offsets shown above reflect the current live offset, which changes twice a year due to Daylight Saving Time. Different regions change their clocks on different dates, which means the difference between Lille and another city can vary by 1 hour for a short period in spring and autumn. Always verify the exact time difference around DST transition dates for critical scheduling.
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