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Time difference between Los Angeles and Paris

No office hour works for both on a typical weekday — the bars below show the closest.

 

 

 

  • Everyone at work
  • Work hours
  • Awake
  • Night
  • Weekend

Tap any column to see that moment in every city.

Different hours for each city
  • 9 hoursParis ahead of Los Angeles
  • UTC−8 / UTC−7Los Angeles, January / July
  • UTC+1 / UTC+2Paris, January / July
  • 0 hoursshared 9-to-5 time

How the gap moves through the year

Paris is 9 hours ahead of Los Angeles for about 11 months of the year.

Paris is 8 hours ahead of Los Angeles for about 4 weeks of the year.

From the second Sunday in March (when Los Angeles moves forward), Paris is 8 hours ahead of Los Angeles.

From the last Sunday in March (when Paris moves forward), Paris is 9 hours ahead of Los Angeles.

From the last Sunday in October (when Paris falls back), Paris is 8 hours ahead of Los Angeles.

From the first Sunday in November (when Los Angeles falls back), Paris is 9 hours ahead of Los Angeles.

Los Angeles moves its clocks forward one hour on the second Sunday in March at 2:00 am local time and back on the first Sunday in November at 2:00 am, switching between Pacific Standard Time (UTC−8) and Pacific Daylight Time (UTC−7).

Paris moves its clocks forward one hour on the last Sunday in March at 2:00 am local time and back on the last Sunday in October at 3:00 am, switching between Central European Standard Time (UTC+1) and Central European Summer Time (UTC+2).

Next clock change for this pair, as of when this page was built (2026-10-20): Paris falls back on Sun 25 October 2026.

Everything on this page also holds if you swap Los Angeles for Tijuana, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle or Las Vegas, or Paris for Berlin, Madrid, Rome, Hamburg or Budapest — those cities follow exactly the same clock all year.

Working hours that overlap

In January, two 9-to-5 days never meet — not a single quarter-hour is inside working hours in both cities.

July is no different.

Stretching both days to 8:00–18:00 opens 1 hour (8:00 am–9:00 am in Los Angeles). Beyond that, one side has to take an early-morning or evening call.

Across the week

At 9:00 on a Monday morning in Los Angeles, it is 6:00 pm on Monday in Paris.

2 hours of a Los Angeles working week (Monday to Friday, 9 to 5) fall on the weekend in Paris, so part of Monday or Friday is lost for meetings.

Daylight, distance and night calls

Los Angeles and Paris are about 9,090 km (5,650 miles) apart and 121° of longitude apart, which by the sun alone would be 8 hours.

Los Angeles's winter clock sits within 7 minutes of the sun, and Paris's runs 51 minutes ahead of the sun.

In mid-January the sun is up in Los Angeles from about 6:58 am to 5:05 pm, and the sun is up in Paris from about 8:39 am to 5:20 pm; both cities are in daylight at the same time for about 1 hour 15 minutes.

In mid-July the sun is up in Los Angeles from about 5:52 am to 8:05 pm, and the sun is up in Paris from about 6:03 am to 9:50 pm; both cities are in daylight at the same time for about 7 hours.

In January, 4 hours of a Los Angeles office day fall in Paris's night (10 pm to 6 am), and 6 hours of a Paris office day fall in Los Angeles's night.

In July, 4 hours of a Los Angeles office day fall in Paris's night (10 pm to 6 am), and 6 hours of a Paris office day fall in Los Angeles's night.

Two usual compromises in January: an early call at 7:00 am in Los Angeles is 4:00 pm in Paris; a late call at 6:00 pm in Los Angeles is 3:00 am the next day there.

Hour-by-hour table and common mistakes — 2 more sections
Each hour in Los Angeles and the same moment in Paris, on a Wednesday in January and in July. Shaded: inside 9-to-5 in both.
Los AngelesParis, JanuaryParis, July
12:00 am9:00 am9:00 am
1:00 am10:00 am10:00 am
2:00 am11:00 am11:00 am
3:00 am12:00 pm12:00 pm
4:00 am1:00 pm1:00 pm
5:00 am2:00 pm2:00 pm
6:00 am3:00 pm3:00 pm
7:00 am4:00 pm4:00 pm
8:00 am5:00 pm5:00 pm
9:00 am6:00 pm6:00 pm
10:00 am7:00 pm7:00 pm
11:00 am8:00 pm8:00 pm
12:00 pm9:00 pm9:00 pm
1:00 pm10:00 pm10:00 pm
2:00 pm11:00 pm11:00 pm
3:00 pm12:00 am (+1 day)12:00 am (+1 day)
4:00 pm1:00 am (+1 day)1:00 am (+1 day)
5:00 pm2:00 am (+1 day)2:00 am (+1 day)
6:00 pm3:00 am (+1 day)3:00 am (+1 day)
7:00 pm4:00 am (+1 day)4:00 am (+1 day)
8:00 pm5:00 am (+1 day)5:00 am (+1 day)
9:00 pm6:00 am (+1 day)6:00 am (+1 day)
10:00 pm7:00 am (+1 day)7:00 am (+1 day)
11:00 pm8:00 am (+1 day)8:00 am (+1 day)

Common mistakes with Los Angeles and Paris

  • Assuming the gap is fixed. Both cities change their clocks, but not on the same weekend, so a recurring meeting can land an hour off for a few weeks.
  • Getting the date wrong. With a gap this large, an afternoon call in one city is the next morning — or the previous evening — in the other. Write the date for both cities in the invite.
  • Writing “PST” all year for Los Angeles. In summer the zone is Pacific Daylight Time; calendar apps handle it, but a typed time in an email can be read the wrong way.

Questions

Is Paris ahead of Los Angeles?
Paris is 9 hours ahead of Los Angeles for most of the year.
What is a good time for a meeting between Los Angeles and Paris?
There is no hour that is inside a 9-to-5 day in both cities. The least painful option is usually early morning in one and early evening in the other; drag the slider above to see the trade-off on your date.
Does the time difference between Los Angeles and Paris change?
Yes. Paris is 9 hours ahead of Los Angeles for about 11 months of the year. Paris is 8 hours ahead of Los Angeles for about 4 weeks of the year.

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