Current Time in Brest, Brittany, France
11:12:18 PM
23:12:18
CEST (Central European Summer Time) · UTC+02:00
Europe/Paris
Time zone details
Brest is observing daylight saving time in 2026
Daylight in Brest
Location facts
Place
- Country
- France
- Administrative area
- Brittany
- District
- Finistère
- Place type
- City or town
- Country currency
- Euro (EUR)
Practical
- Languages
- French, Arpitan, Breton, Corsican, Catalan, Basque, Occitan
- Dialing code
- +33
- Population
- 144,899
- Elevation
- Approximately 49 m (DEM estimate)
Geography
- Geographic coordinates
- 48° 23' N / 4° 29' W
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Clock changes in Brest
3:00 AM CEST2:00 AM CET
Clocks move back 1 hour
2026
past
Daylight saving time starts
2:00 AM CET3:00 AM CEST
Clocks move forward 1 hour
upcoming
Daylight saving time ends
3:00 AM CEST2:00 AM CET
Clocks move back 1 hour
Future clock changes, 2027–2030
Sun & Moon details
Sun
- Sunrise
- Solar noon
- Sunset
- Daylight duration
- 12 hr 50 min3 min 28 sec shorter than the previous day
Twilight
- Civil twilight
- –
- Nautical twilight
- –
- Astronomical twilight
- –
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Friday, September 11, 2026
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Sun
- Sunrise
- Sunset
- Day length
- 12 hr 50 min3 min 28 sec shorter than the previous day
- Solar noon
- (46.1° altitude)
Civil twilight
- Dawn to dusk
- –
Additional twilight
- Nautical dawn to dusk
- –
- Astronomical dawn to dusk
- –
Moon
- Phase
- New Moon (0% illuminated)
- Moonrise
- Moonset
- Previous principal phase
- New Moon — Friday, September 11, 2026 at
- Next principal phase
- First Quarter — Friday, September 18, 2026 at
Seven-day daylight outlook
| Local date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Daily change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 hr 50 min | 3 min 28 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 12 hr 46 min | 3 min 29 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 12 hr 43 min | 3 min 28 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 12 hr 40 min | 3 min 29 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 12 hr 36 min | 3 min 30 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 12 hr 33 min | 3 min 29 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 12 hr 29 min | 3 min 30 sec shorter than the previous day |
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Time context
Brest follows the same clock and daylight-saving rules as Paris
Current time offsetUTC+02:00 (CEST)
View time differencesUpcoming national public holidays in France
- All Saints' Day
- Armistice Day
- Christmas Day
Nearby scheduled airports for Brest, Brittany, France
Brest Bretagne airportBESLarge airport8.1 km northeast
Source: OurAirports record · BES / LFRB
About 8.1 km (5.0 mi) northeast of Brest
Scheduled airline service in source data
Lorient South Brittany (Bretagne Sud) AirportLRTMedium airport · Serves Lorient/Lann/Bihoué105 km southeast
Source: OurAirports record · LRT / LFRH
About 105 km (65.0 mi) southeast of Brest
Scheduled airline service in source data
Dinard Pleurtuit Saint-Malo airportDNRMedium airport · Serves Dinard179 km east
Source: OurAirports record · DNR / LFRD
About 179 km (111 mi) east of Brest
Scheduled airline service in source data
Frequently asked questions
- What time zone is Brest in?
- Brest currently uses Central European Summer Time (CEST). Its IANA time zone is Europe/Paris.
- When is the next clock change in Brest?
- Clocks in Brest move backward 1 hour on Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 3:00 AM, changing from CEST (UTC+02:00) to CET (UTC+01:00)
- Is Brest currently on daylight saving time?
- Brest is observing daylight saving time in 2026
- What is the UTC offset in Brest right now?
- Brest is currently UTC+02:00