France · CEST
Tue, 15 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Cannes, 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 Cannes 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 Cannes lines up with 09:00–12:00 in New York. There is a 1-hour difference between Cannes 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 Cannes lines up with 09:00–17:00 in London. There is a 7-hour difference between Cannes 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 Cannes 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 Cannes.
Practical Info
Cannes (France) is home to roughly 75K people. Today brings about 15.4 hours of daylight: sunrise at 05:54, sunset at 21:18. 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 44° north of the equator. Traffic drives on the right.
Flag
France
Capital
Paris
Continent
Europe
Time Zone
CEST · Europe/Paris
Coordinates
43.55°N, 7.02°E
Currency
EUR (€)
Calling Code
+33
Driving Side
Right
Hemisphere
Northern
Language
French
Measurement System
Metric
Did You Know?
The Cannes festival was created in 1939 as a response to political interference at Venice, and its first edition was cancelled the day it opened because Germany invaded Poland. It resumed in 1946.
The clock: Cannes keeps UTC+1. Its Palme d'Or has been awarded since 1955 and the red carpet is replaced several times a day during the festival.
Annual Daylight
Working Hours
8h overlap