You can quickly check the current time difference between Europe and Australia by viewing the current time zone at the top right of both countries. time zone clocks
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For ex. Paris +1h versus Sydney +10h, there is a difference of 9 hours, so Paris would be 9 hours behind Sydney in standard time. However due to they are at opposite latitudes, their different time changes mean that they never coincide in standard time.
• As of (last Sunday in March) with the start of daylight saving time in Europe, Paris is +2h, while in Australia (still in daylight saving time since October) Sydney is +11h, so Paris will be 9 hours behind Sydney.
• As of (1st Sunday in April) with the return to Australian standard time, Sydney is +10h and Paris +2h, so Paris will be 8 hours behind Sydney.
• As of (1st Sunday in October) with the start of Australian Daylight Saving Time, Sydney is +11h and Paris +2h, so Paris will be 9 hours behind Sydney.
• As of (last Sunday in October) with the return to Europe standard time, Paris is +1h, and Sydney +11h, so Paris will be 10 hours behind Sydney, difference that is maintained until the last Sunday of March of the following year.
| Time difference | Time difference |
| London - UK | Paris - France |
| London Time Zone 0 Daylight saving +1 |
Paris Time Zone +1 Daylight saving +2 |
| Adelaide | Adelaide |
| Brisbane | Brisbane |
| Darwin | Darwin |
| Melbourne | Melbourne |
| Perth | Perth |
| Sydney | Sydney |
| Hobart | Hobart |
| Lord Howe Isl. | Lord Howe Isl. |
| vs. local time | vs. local time |
| Time difference | Time difference |
| Madrid - Spain | Kyiv - Ukraine |
| Madrid Time Zone +1 Daylight saving +2 |
Kyiv Time Zone +2 Daylight saving +3 |
| Adelaide | Adelaide |
| Brisbane | Brisbane |
| Darwin | Darwin |
| Melbourne | Melbourne |
| Perth | Perth |
| Sydney | Sydney |
| Hobart | Hobart |
| Lord Howe Isl. | Lord Howe Isl. |
| vs. local time | vs. local time |
| Time difference | Time difference |
| Moscow - Russia | Reykjavík - Iceland |
| Moscow Time Zone +3 No daylight saving |
Reykjavík Time Zone 0 No daylight saving |
| Adelaide | Adelaide |
| Brisbane | Brisbane |
| Darwin | Darwin |
| Melbourne | Melbourne |
| Perth | Perth |
| Sydney | Sydney |
| Hobart | Hobart |
| Lord Howe Isl. | Lord Howe Isl. |
| vs. local time | vs. local time |
| Time difference | Time difference |
| Canary - Islands | Balearic - Islands |
| Canary Isl. Time Zone 0 Daylight saving +1 |
Balearic Isl. Time Zone +1 Daylight saving +2 |
| Adelaide | Adelaide |
| Brisbane | Brisbane |
| Darwin | Darwin |
| Melbourne | Melbourne |
| Perth | Perth |
| Sydney | Sydney |
| Hobart | Hobart |
| Lord Howe Isl. | Lord Howe Isl. |
| vs. local time | vs. local time |
| Western Europe | Central Europe |
|---|---|
| Current Western Time | Current Central Time |
| London / Dublin | Paris / Brussels |
| EU Western Time Zone | EU Central Time Zone |
| WET = standard 0h WEST = summer +1h |
CET = standard +1h CEST = summer +2h |
| Iceland | |
| Standard Iceland Time | |
| Reykjavik | |
| GMT = standard 0h | |
| No daylight saving | |
| Greenwich Meridian T. |
| Eastern Europe | European Russia |
|---|---|
| Current Eastern Time | Standard Moscow T. |
| Helsinki / Athens | Moscow |
| EU Eastern Time Zone | Moscow Time Zone |
| EET = standard +2h EEST = summer +3h |
MSK = standard +3h No daylight saving |
| Kaliningrad | Belarus/Crimea |
| STD Kaliningrad T. | Standard Moscow T |
| Kaliningrad | Belarus / Crimea |
| EET = standard +2h | MSK = standard +3h |
| No daylight saving | No daylight saving |
| Eastern European T. | Moscow Standard T. |
| Azores Islands | Eastern Russia exceptions | |
|---|---|---|
| Current Time Azores | Current Time Samara | |
| Ponta Delgada | Izhevsk and Samara | |
| Azores Islands Time Zone | Samara Time Zone | |
| UTC = standard -1h UTC = summer 0h |
UTC = standard +4h No daylight saving |
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The letters S (summer) is the acronym that indicates that Europe is currently in the summer period.
For ex. CET Central European Time (standard or winter), and CEST Central European Summer time.
| Iceland Time | Canary Isl. Time |
|---|---|
| Reykjavik | S. Cruz Tenerife |
| Akureyri | Las Palmas |
| GMT = standard 0h No daylight saving |
WET = standard 0h WEST = summer +1h |
| Greenwich Meridian T. | Western European T. |
| Madeira Time | Azores Isl. Time |
|---|---|
| Funchal | Ponta Delgada |
| Santa Cruz | Terceira |
| WET = standard 0h WEST = summer +1h |
UTC = standard -1h UTC = summer 0h |
| Western European T. | Universal T. Coordinat. |
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Europe Daylight Savings Time 2025 by time zones |
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| Starts + 1h |
Ends - 1h |
| March-30 Sun. The last Sunday in March at 1:00 UTC, Europe turns the clock forward 1 hour. |
Oct-26 Sun. The last Sunday in October 1:00 UTC, Europe turns the clock back 1 hour. |
| Daylight saving time in Europe by Time Zone: | |
| Sun. March 30, 2025 | Sun. October 26, 2025 |
| Western Australia | South Australia |
|---|---|
| Western Standard T. | Current Central Time |
| Perth | Adelaide |
| AWST = std +8 No daylight saving |
ACST = std +9:30 ACDT= dst +10:30 |
| Central Western | Northern Territory |
| Eucla Standard T. | Central Standard Time |
| Eucla | Darwin |
| UTC = std +8:45 No daylight saving |
ACST = std +9:30 No daylight saving |
| Australia Time Zone map - current time | |
| Large cities in Australia by time zones | |
| AWST: Australian Western Standard Time | |
| ACWST: Aust. Central W. Std Time (Eucla) | |
| ACST: Australian Central Standard Time | |
| AEST: Australian Eastern Standard Time | |
| LHST: Lord Howe Standard Time | |
| New South Wales | Victoria |
|---|---|
| Current Eastern time | Current Eastern time |
| Sydney | Melbourne |
| AEST = std +10 AEDT=daylight +11 |
AEST = std +10 AEDT = daylight +11 |
| Queensland | Tasmania |
|---|---|
| Eastern Standard T. | Current Eastern Time |
| Brisbane | Hobart |
| AEST = std +10 No daylight saving |
AEST = std +10 AEDT = daylight +11 |
| Lord Howe Island | |
| Note that Lord Howe only turns the clock forward and back 30 minutes, and ends DST at 2:00 instead of 3:00. See daylight saving | Lord Howe Time |
| Lord Howe | |
| UTC = std +10:30 UTC = dst +11:00 |
| Cocos Islands Time |
|---|
| Cocos Islands |
| UTC = standard +6:30 No daylight saving |
| Cocos Islands: same time zone as Myanmar (Burma) UTC +6:30 |
| Christmas Island Time |
|---|
| Chritsmas Island |
| UTC = standard +7:00 No daylight saving |
| Norfolk Island Time |
|---|
| Norfolk (Kingston) |
| UTC = standard +11:00 UTC = daylight +12:00 |