France · CEST
Tue, 15 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Montpellier, 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 Montpellier 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 Montpellier lines up with 09:00–12:00 in New York. There is a 1-hour difference between Montpellier 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 Montpellier lines up with 09:00–17:00 in London. There is a 7-hour difference between Montpellier 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 Montpellier 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 Montpellier.
Practical Info
Montpellier (France) is home to roughly 300K people. Today brings about 15.4 hours of daylight: sunrise at 06:06, sunset at 21:30. 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
43.61°N, 3.88°E
Currency
EUR (€)
Calling Code
+33
Driving Side
Right
Hemisphere
Northern
Language
French
Measurement System
Metric
Did You Know?
Montpellier's faculty of medicine has taught continuously since about 1220, which makes it the oldest medical school in the world still in operation. Nostradamus enrolled here in 1529 and was expelled.
The clock: Montpellier keeps UTC+1. Its botanical garden, founded in 1593, is the oldest in France.
Annual Daylight
Working Hours
8h overlap