France · CEST
Tue, 15 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Le Havre, 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 Le Havre 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 Le Havre lines up with 09:00–12:00 in New York. There is a 1-hour difference between Le Havre 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 Le Havre lines up with 09:00–17:00 in London. There is a 7-hour difference between Le Havre 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 Le Havre 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 Le Havre.
Practical Info
Le Havre (France) is home to roughly 170K people. Today brings about 16.3 hours of daylight: sunrise at 05:54, sunset at 22:12. 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 49° north of the equator. Traffic drives on the right.
Flag
France
Capital
Paris
Continent
Europe
Time Zone
CEST · Europe/Paris
Coordinates
49.49°N, 0.11°E
Currency
EUR (€)
Calling Code
+33
Driving Side
Right
Hemisphere
Northern
Language
French
Measurement System
Metric
Did You Know?
Le Havre was almost entirely destroyed in 1944 and rebuilt by Auguste Perret in reinforced concrete on a modular grid. UNESCO listed it in 2005 — one of very few post-war reconstructions given that status.
The clock: Le Havre keeps UTC+1 and is France's largest container port, at the mouth of the Seine.
Annual Daylight
Working Hours
8h overlap