France · CEST
Tue, 15 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Ajaccio, France runs on UTC+2. Clocks move forward each spring and back each autumn: UTC+1 in winter, UTC+2 in summer. Next change: 26 Oct. There is a 6-hour difference between Ajaccio and New York. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 3 hours a day with New York. A good time to connect: 15:00–18:00 in Ajaccio lines up with 09:00–12:00 in New York. There is a 1-hour difference between Ajaccio and London. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 8 hours a day with London. A good time to connect: 10:00–18:00 in Ajaccio lines up with 09:00–17:00 in London. There is a 7-hour difference between Ajaccio and Tokyo. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 2 hours a day with Tokyo. A good time to connect: 09:00–11:00 in Ajaccio lines up with 16:00–18:00 in Tokyo. This timezone is also shared with cities such as Madrid, Paris, Amsterdam. Keeping these offsets in mind makes it easier to schedule calls or travel to and from Ajaccio.
Practical Info
Ajaccio (France) is home to roughly 72K people. Today brings about 15.3 hours of daylight: sunrise at 05:48, sunset at 21:06. Clocks move forward each spring and back each autumn: UTC+1 in winter, UTC+2 in summer. Next change: 26 Oct. It sits in the Northern Hemisphere, about 42° north of the equator. Traffic drives on the right.
Flag
France
Capital
Paris
Continent
Europe
Time Zone
CEST · Europe/Paris
Coordinates
41.93°N, 8.74°E
Currency
EUR (€)
Calling Code
+33
Driving Side
Right
Hemisphere
Northern
Language
French
Measurement System
Metric
Did You Know?
Napoleon Bonaparte was born in Ajaccio on 15 August 1769, roughly a year after France bought Corsica from Genoa — making him French by about twelve months. The family house is now a museum.
The clock: Ajaccio keeps UTC+1. Corsica is the most mountainous island in the Mediterranean, with peaks over 2,700 metres.
Annual Daylight
Working Hours
8h overlap