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Time in Brest, France now

11:52:52PM

Tuesday, March 31, 2026

World Backup Day / Freedom Day (Malta)

Brest switched to daylight saving time at 02:00AM on Sunday, March 29. The time was set one hour forward.
Sun: ↑ 07:58AM ↓ 08:47PM (12h 49m) - More info - Make Brest time default - Add to favorite locations

Time zone info for Brest

UTC +2

Central European Summer Time (CEST)
now 6 hours ahead of New York

From 25 October 2026: UTC +1 / Central European Time (CET)
The time in Brest is normally 6 hours ahead of the time in New York, but because these time zones don't share the same start and end times for daylight saving time, the time in Brest can for a short while be 5 hours ahead of the time in New York.
The IANA time zone identifier for Brest is Europe/Paris.

Sunday March 29 2026

Latest change: Summer time started

Switched to UTC +2 / Central European Summer Time (CEST).
The time was set forward one hour from 02:00AM to 03:00AM local time.

Sunday October 25 2026

Next change: Winter time starts

Switching to UTC +1 / Central European Time (CET).
The time will be set back one hour from 03:00AM to 02:00AM local time.

Time difference
from Brest

Los Angeles	−9 hours	−9 hours
Chicago	−7 hours	−7 hours
New York	−6 hours	−6 hours
Toronto	−6 hours	−6 hours
São Paulo	−5 hours	−5 hours
UTC	−2 hours	−2 hours
Lagos	−1 hours	−1 hours
London	−1 hours	−1 hours
Cairo	0
Johannesburg	0
Paris	0
Zurich	0
Istanbul	+1 hours
Moscow	+1 hours
Dubai	+2 hours
Mumbai	+3.5 hours
Hong Kong	+6 hours
Shanghai	+6 hours
Singapore	+6 hours
Tokyo	+7 hours
Sydney	+9 hours

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Sunrise, sunset, day length and solar time for Brest

Sunrise: 07:58AM
Sunset: 08:47PM
Day length: 12h 49m
Solar noon: 02:22PM
The current local time in Brest is 142 minutes ahead of apparent solar time.

Brest on the map

Location: France
Latitude: 48.39. Longitude: -4.49
Population: 145,000

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Best restaurants in Brest

#1 Quick - Fast food
#2 La Fabrik 1801 - Spanish and pizza food
#3 Best Western Plus Europe Hotel - French food

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