Paris to Tokyo time

Time difference between Paris and Tokyo

Tokyo is 8 hours ahead of Paris. Paris is on Central European Standard Time (UTC+01:00) and Tokyo is on Japan Standard Time (UTC+09:00).

The gap is not constant. Because of daylight saving it varies from 7 hours to 8 hours over the year.

Convert Paris time to Tokyo time

These examples use the current offsets, UTC+01:00 for Paris and UTC+09:00 for Tokyo. Use the converter above for any other time or date.

Tokyo is ahead, so from 4:00 PM to midnight in Paris it is already the next calendar day in Tokyo.

Best time to call or meet: Paris and Tokyo working hours

The standard 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM working days in Paris and Tokyo do not overlap.

Between 8:00 AM and 8:00 PM, both cities are awake from 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM in Paris (4:00 PM to 8:00 PM in Tokyo), which usually means an early start or a late finish for one side.

Weekends, public holidays and local working weeks differ by country, so check those before booking.

Daylight saving time in Paris and Tokyo

Paris observes daylight saving time. Its next change is on Mar 28, 2027 at 2:00 AM, when clocks go forward 1 hour (UTC+01:00 to UTC+02:00).

Tokyo does not change its clocks for daylight saving, so its UTC offset stays the same all year.