Time Difference Between Los Angeles and Paris
Paris is 9 hours ahead of Los Angeles.
Paris is 9 hours ahead of Los Angeles. When it is 9:00 AM in Los Angeles, it is 6:00 PM in Paris.
What time is it in Paris?
For a given hour in Los Angeles, here’s the matching local time in Paris. Highlighted rows fall within Paris’s working hours (9 AM–5 PM) — the easiest times to reach someone.
| Los Angeles | Paris |
|---|---|
| 12:00 AM | 9:00 AMworking hours |
| 3:00 AM | 12:00 PMworking hours |
| 6:00 AM | 3:00 PMworking hours |
| 9:00 AM | 6:00 PM |
| 12:00 PM | 9:00 PM |
| 3:00 PM | 12:00 AM the next day |
| 6:00 PM | 3:00 AM the next day |
| 9:00 PM | 6:00 AM the next day |
How far apart are Los Angeles and Paris?
Paris (France) runs 9 hours ahead of Los Angeles (United States). In practical terms, the working day in Paris starts while Los Angeles is still in the early hours or asleep, which is what makes scheduling between the two take a little planning.
Best time to schedule a call or meeting
Standard working hours in Los Angeles and Paris barely overlap, so a live call usually means one side joining early in the morning or late in the evening. The least disruptive option is to catch the very start or end of one city’s working day, or to handle things asynchronously.
A note on daylight saving
Both Los Angeles and Paris observe daylight saving in the same direction, so the difference is normally the same in summer and winter. They change their clocks on slightly different dates, though, so for a week or two each spring and autumn the gap can be an hour off — worth double-checking around those changeovers.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Paris is 9 hours ahead of Los Angeles. When it is 9:00 AM in Los Angeles, it is 6:00 PM in Paris.