Sunrise and sunset in France

Today's sunrise, sunset and day length for 8 cities in France, on the local clock with daylight saving time, and the best fixed angle for solar panels in each.

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The sun across France today

The sun rises first in Nice, at 07:11 local time, and 43 minutes later last in Nantes, at 07:54; it sets first in Strasbourg (17:05) and 42 minutes later last in Bordeaux (17:47).
The longest day today is in Marseille, 10 h 09 min, and the shortest in Paris, 9 h 43 min.
From Marseille at 43.3° N to Paris at 48.9° N, the day on 21 June lasts 16 h 11 min in the north and 15 h 24 min in the south.
The cities here keep one time, UTC+1; the clocks next change on 28 March 2027.
Solar panels fixed for the best year do best facing due south, towards the equator, from a tilt of about 36° in Marseille to 40° in Paris.

Sunrise and sunset in every city

Times for 4 November 2026 on each city's own clock. The noon sun is how high it stands at solar noon, and the panel tilt is the fixed angle that collects the most over a year, facing due south, towards the equator. Open a city for its sun path, the whole year month by month and its own records.

Today on the local clock, daylight saving time included
City	Sunrise	Sunset	Day length	Noon sun	Panel tilt
Bordeaux	07:44	17:47	10 h 02 min	29.7°	37°
Lyon	07:25	17:23	9 h 58 min	28.8°	38°
Marseille	07:17	17:26	10 h 09 min	31.2°	36°
Nantes	07:54	17:45	9 h 52 min	27.3°	39°
Nice	07:11	17:18	10 h 07 min	30.8°	36°
Paris	07:42	17:26	9 h 43 min	25.7°	40°
Strasbourg	07:20	17:05	9 h 45 min	26.0°	40°
Toulouse	07:34	17:41	10 h 08 min	30.9°	36°

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