Nantes uses Europe/Paris — UTC+01:00 (CET) in standard time and UTC+02:00 (CEST) during daylight saving time. It is located in Pays de la Loire, France. The live clock shows the current local time and updates every second.
Everything you need to know about Nantes's time zone, UTC offset, and Daylight Saving Time schedule.
Nantes 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 Nantes 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.
Nantes (, US also ; French: [nɑ̃t] ; Gallo: Naunnt or Nantt [nɑ̃(ː)t]; Breton: Naoned [ˈnãunət]) is a city in the Loire-Atlantique department of France on the Loire, 50 km (31 mi) from the Atlantic coast. The city is the sixth largest in France, with a population of 327,734 in the city proper and 1,050,815 in the metropolitan area in 2023.
With Saint-Nazaire, a seaport on the Loire estuary, Nantes forms one of the main north-western French metropolitan agglomerations.
It is the administrative seat of the Loire-Atlantique department and the Pays de la Loire region, one of 18 regions of France. Nantes belongs historically and culturally to Brittany, a former duchy and province, and its omission from the modern administrative region of Brittany is controversial.
Nantes was identified during classical antiquity as a port on the Loire. It was the seat of a bishopric at the end of the Roman era before it was captured by the Bretons in 851 with the help of Lambert II of Nantes. Although Nantes was the primary residence of the 15th-century dukes of Brittany, Rennes became the provincial capital after the 1532 union of Brittany and France.
Source: Wikipedia contributors — Nantes. Adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0; see licence details. Reviewed by the TimeZoria AI Editorial Team.
325,070 residents (GeoNames city population; metro areas may be larger).
Pays de la Loire, France.
Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00 (CET).
Observes DST.
Euro (EUR) · +33.
Angers, Rennes, Tours
Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) about 8.3 km from the city coordinates. Source: OurAirports (public domain).
2024 averages: daily highs 16.5°C and lows 9.4°C. Warmest month: August (average high 24.4°C); coolest month: January (average low 3.2°C). Source: Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
For centuries, Nantes's economy was linked to the Loire and the Atlantic; the city had France's largest harbour in the 18th century. Food processing predominated during the Industrial Age, with sugar refineries (Beghin-Say), biscuit factories (LU and BN), canned fish (Saupiquet and Tipiak) and processed vegetables (Bonduelle and Cassegrain); these brands still dominate the French market. Source: Wikipedia contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 (adapted).
Region: Pays de la Loire · IANA zone: Europe/Paris · Open data sources and licence details: TimeZoria AI licenses.
Current time in major cities compared to Nantes. 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 Nantes 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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