27–31 October: Paris stays five hours ahead of New York
· BehindLines newsroom
Tuesday, 27 October 2026 falls in the first working week after much of Europe returned to standard time. The scheduled change on Sunday, 25 October, at 01:00 UTC has passed. Several time zones were involved, so clocks did not show the same local hour everywhere when they were turned back. European calendar
In Paris, 03:00 became 02:00, according to the city’s reminder. In the United Kingdom, clocks moved from 02:00 to 01:00 as Greenwich Mean Time resumed. Because both cities changed their clocks, Paris remains one hour ahead of London. Paris; UK calendar
A different week across the Atlantic
The American calendar puts the end of daylight saving time on Sunday, 1 November, at 02:00 local time. New York consequently keeps summer time this week while Paris has already switched. The American seasonal rule does not apply uniformly to every territory. US calendar; NIST
ICE’s time schedule confirms that Central European Time is five hours ahead of US Eastern Daylight Time from 25 through 31 October. The gap becomes six hours from 1 November. A calculated example using those offsets: at 14:00 in Paris on Tuesday, 27 October, it is 09:00 in New York. This is an illustration rather than the schedule of a particular event. Time reference
Check appointments as well as clocks
Including the city and date makes an international appointment clearer. For devices that set their time automatically, NIST explains that local corrections depend on the selected time zone and the rules in the operating system. A time shown on a screen does not establish that its settings are appropriate. Check the gap between cities instead of assuming that last week’s difference still applies. Device settings
Returning to standard time shifts sunrise and sunset to different clock readings; it does not give the day more sunlight. The United Kingdom’s next move to summer time is scheduled for 28 March 2027. Explanation; UK dates