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Time in Besançon, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France now

08:40:56PM

Saturday, 23 May, 2026, week 21

International Day to End Obstetric Fistula / World Synth Day

Sun: ↑ 05:51AM ↓ 09:15PM (15h 24m) - More info - Make Besançon time default - Add to favourite locations

Time zone info for Besançon

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 IANA time zone identifier for Besançon 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 Besançon

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
Johannesburg	0
Paris	0
Zurich	0
Cairo	+1 hours
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	+8 hours

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Sunrise, sunset, day length and solar time for Besançon

Sunrise: 05:51AM
Sunset: 09:15PM
Day length: 15h 24m
Solar noon: 01:33PM
The current local time in Besançon is 93 minutes ahead of apparent solar time.

Besançon on the map

Location: Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
Latitude: 47.25. Longitude: 6.02
Population: 128,000

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Best restaurants in Besançon

#1 Restaurant Le Sauvage - French and healthy food
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#3 Signorizza Pizzeria Restaurant Besançon - Pizza and italian food

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