When it is 09:00 in Paris it is 09:00 in Berlin in January and 09:00 in July. Berlin is the same time Paris right now — and the difference is the same all year. This page gives the live times in both cities, the overlap between their working days, the daylight saving dates that move the difference, and the best meeting windows.
Try the tool: Time Zone Converter — convert any time between Paris and Berlin, with the offset for the date you pick.
Live times in Paris and Berlin
The two cities side by side. The January column uses the winter offsets (Paris UTC+01:00, Berlin UTC+01:00); the July column uses the summer offsets (Paris UTC+02:00, Berlin UTC+02:00).
| Time in Paris | Berlin in January | Berlin in July |
|---|---|---|
| 00:00 | 00:00 | 00:00 |
| 06:00 | 06:00 | 06:00 |
| 09:00 | 09:00 | 09:00 |
| 12:00 | 12:00 | 12:00 |
| 15:00 | 15:00 | 15:00 |
| 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 |
| 21:00 | 21:00 | 21:00 |
The world clock shows the current time in both cities live, and the individual city pages — time in Paris and time in Berlin — explain each city's time zone, offsets and daylight saving in full.
The time difference between Paris and Berlin
The difference is constant: Berlin is the same time Paris on every day of the year. That is the simplest case in time-zone work — the answer does not depend on the date, and a meeting set for 09:00 in Paris is always 09:00 in Berlin. The reason the difference never changes is that both cities observe daylight saving and change their clocks on the same dates.
To convert a time, add the difference: 09:00 in Paris is 09:00 in Berlin in January and 09:00 in July; 17:00 in Paris — the end of the working day — is 17:00 in Berlin in January and 17:00 in July. To go the other way, subtract it: 09:00 in Berlin is 09:00 in Paris in January. The time difference calculator does the arithmetic for any date, and the UTC to Berlin page gives the full conversion table for Berlin.
Meeting overlap between Paris and Berlin
The overlap is the hours when both cities are in their working day (09:00–17:00 local time). The table marks the overlapping hours in Paris's working day and shows what time they are in Berlin.
January
| Paris time | Berlin time | Both working? |
|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | 09:00 | Yes |
| 10:00 | 10:00 | Yes |
| 11:00 | 11:00 | Yes |
| 12:00 | 12:00 | Yes |
| 13:00 | 13:00 | Yes |
| 14:00 | 14:00 | Yes |
| 15:00 | 15:00 | Yes |
| 16:00 | 16:00 | Yes |
In January the overlap is 8 hours: 09:00, 10:00, 11:00, 12:00, 13:00, 14:00, 15:00, 16:00 Paris time. In July it is 8 hours: 09:00, 10:00, 11:00, 12:00, 13:00, 14:00, 15:00, 16:00 Paris time. The meeting planner finds the overlap for any two cities and any date, and the meeting time finder finds it for a whole team.
Daylight saving in Paris and Berlin
Paris observes daylight saving: in 2026 the clocks go forward on 29 March 2026 and back on 25 October 2026, moving the offset from UTC+01:00 to UTC+02:00.
Berlin observes daylight saving: in 2026 the clocks go forward on 29 March 2026 and back on 25 October 2026, moving the offset from UTC+01:00 to UTC+02:00.
The difference never changes, so there is no date on which a standing meeting moves. That does not mean the difference is the same as the difference with a third city — the difference between Paris and London, for example, may still move when London changes its clocks. The individual DST pages — Paris DST 2026 and Berlin DST 2026 — give the exact dates for each city.
Best meeting windows
The best windows in January are 09:00–17:00 in Paris (09:00–17:00 in Berlin). These are the hours inside both working days, so nobody is up early or late. It is a short window, so keep the meeting short and send an agenda in advance.
Calling and travel notes
When it is 09:00 in Paris it is 09:00 in Berlin in January; when it is 12:00 in Paris it is 12:00 in Berlin; when it is 17:00 in Paris it is 17:00 in Berlin. The difference is under 12 hours, so the two cities are usually on the same date — but check the date for late-evening and early-morning times, when the date can differ by a day. Scheduling inside Europe is the simplest case: most European countries change their clocks on the same dates (the last Sunday of March and the last Sunday of October), so the difference between Paris and Berlin is constant all year. The working days overlap for most of the day, and the only exceptions are the countries that have abolished the change — Iceland, Russia, Belarus and Türkiye.
Worked conversions
Six conversions, for January (offsets Paris UTC+01:00, Berlin UTC+01:00):
| Paris | Berlin |
|---|---|
| 08:00 | 08:00 |
| 09:00 | 09:00 |
| 12:00 | 12:00 |
| 14:00 | 14:00 |
| 17:00 | 17:00 |
| 20:00 | 20:00 |
In July, the answers are the same. For the reverse direction, see Berlin to Paris time.
Paris and Berlin at a glance
| Fact | Paris | Berlin |
|---|---|---|
| Country | France | Germany |
| Region | Europe | Europe |
| IANA time zone | Europe/Paris |
Europe/Berlin |
| Standard offset | UTC+01:00 | UTC+01:00 |
| Daylight saving offset | UTC+02:00 | UTC+02:00 |
| Offset in January 2026 | UTC+01:00 | UTC+01:00 |
| Offset in July 2026 | UTC+02:00 | UTC+02:00 |
| Observes daylight saving | Yes | Yes |
The table is the whole pair in one place. The two numbers that matter most are the January and July offsets: if they are the same in both columns for a city, that city's offset never changes; if they differ, the city observes daylight saving and the difference between the cities moves with it. The individual city pages — time in Paris and time in Berlin — explain each city's time zone, and the DST pages — Paris DST 2026 and Berlin DST 2026 — give the exact change dates.
Frequently asked questions
What is the time difference between Paris and Berlin?
Berlin is the same time Paris right now. In January the difference is the same time and in July it is the same time — it is the same all year.
How do I schedule a recurring meeting between Paris and Berlin?
Pick a time inside the overlap — 09:00–17:00 Paris time — and set the calendar event in UTC so it moves correctly when the clocks change. Re-check the overlap in March and October, when the difference moves, and rotate the time if the meeting falls outside someone's working day.
What time is it in Berlin when it is 09:00 in Paris?
It is 09:00 in January and 09:00 in July. The time zone converter gives the answer for any date.
What is the best time for a meeting between Paris and Berlin?
The best windows in January are 09:00–17:00 Paris time — inside both working days.
Does the time difference between Paris and Berlin change during the year?
No. The difference is the same time all year, because both cities change their clocks on the same dates.
What time is it in Paris when it is 09:00 in Berlin?
It is 09:00 in January and 09:00 in July. See Berlin to Paris time for the full comparison from Berlin's side.
What are the time zones of Paris and Berlin?
Paris is in Europe/Paris (UTC+01:00 standard time) and Berlin is in Europe/Berlin (UTC+01:00 standard time).
What time is it in Paris when it is midnight in Berlin?
It is 00:00 in Paris in January and 00:00 in July — the same time, because the two cities are on the same time. Midnight conversions are the ones that most often land on the wrong date, so always check the date as well as the time.
Sources
- IANA Time Zone Database, via Node.js Intl (
Intl.DateTimeFormatwithtimeZone) — offsets, daylight saving dates and local times in this article were worked out from the IANA database, not typed from memory. - TimeFlow's own time-zone data (
data/cities.ts,data/dst.ts), computed from the IANA database. - TimeFlow's time zone converter and meeting planner — the live tools behind the numbers on this page.
- Time-zone and daylight saving rules are set by governments and can change. For flights, deadlines and meetings that cannot move, confirm the time with an official source.