Time Difference Between New York and Paris
Paris is 6 hours ahead of New York.
Paris is 6 hours ahead of New York. When it is 9:00 AM in New York, it is 3:00 PM in Paris.
What time is it in Paris?
For a given hour in New York, 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.
| New York | Paris |
|---|---|
| 12:00 AM | 6:00 AM |
| 3:00 AM | 9:00 AMworking hours |
| 6:00 AM | 12:00 PMworking hours |
| 9:00 AM | 3:00 PMworking hours |
| 12:00 PM | 6:00 PM |
| 3:00 PM | 9:00 PM |
| 6:00 PM | 12:00 AM the next day |
| 9:00 PM | 3:00 AM the next day |
How far apart are New York and Paris?
Paris (France) runs 6 hours ahead of New York (United States). In practical terms, the working day in Paris starts while New York 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
The comfortable window — when both cities are inside normal 9-to-5 hours — runs from about 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM in New York time, roughly 2 hours. Schedule calls inside that band and neither side is working unsocial hours.
A note on daylight saving
Both New York 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
What is the time difference between New York and Paris?
Paris is 6 hours ahead of New York. When it is 9:00 AM in New York, it is 3:00 PM in Paris.
When it is 9:00 AM in New York, what time is it in Paris?
It is 3:00 PM in Paris. Going the other way, when it is 9:00 AM in Paris it is 3:00 AM in New York.
What is the best time to call between New York and Paris?
Both cities are within normal working hours (9:00 AM to 5:00 PM) between 9:00 AM and 11:00 AM New York time — about 2 hours of overlap. That window is the easiest time to schedule a call or meeting.
Does the New York–Paris time difference change with daylight saving?
Both New York 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.