Central European Time (cet) is used in France. The IANA timezone identifier is Europe/Paris.

LOS-ANGELES to CET Time Converter

Q: Where is los-angeles used?

LOS-ANGELES (Los Angeles) (los-angeles) is used in USA. The IANA timezone identifier is America/Los_Angeles.

LOS-ANGELES (Los Angeles) → Central European Time

LOS-ANGELES = UTC-7CET = UTC+2

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BASE

09:00

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00:0006:0012:0018:0024:00

CET (Paris)

France · +9h

18:00

London

United Kingdom · +8h

17:00

New York

USA · +3h

12:00

Tokyo

Japan · +16h

01:00+1 day

Dubai

United Arab Emirates · +11h

20:00

How far apart are Los Angeles and CET (Paris)?

Los Angeles is 9 hours behind CET (Paris). Midday in Los Angeles lines up with 21:00 in CET (Paris).

Los Angeles is in the America/Los_Angeles timezone. CET (Paris) is in Europe/Paris. The difference is 9 hours.

Daily overlap window

Los Angeles and CET (Paris) have no shared working hours under a standard 9:00–17:00 schedule. One side will always need to join at an off-hour.

When to schedule across time zones

Since Los Angeles and CET (Paris) don't share working hours, these are the most practical options available.

07:00 Los Angeles / 16:00 Paris⚡ One side off-hours

⚠️ 2h before working hours in Los Angeles

09:00 Los Angeles / 18:00 Paris⚡ One side off-hours

⚠️ 2h after working hours in Paris

06:00 Los Angeles / 15:00 Paris⚡ One side off-hours

⚠️ 3h before working hours in Los Angeles

Based on standard 09:00–17:00 working hours in each location's local time.

Upcoming public holidays

⚡ Watch out — upcoming holidays on both sides. Verify availability in advance.

Los Angeles7 holidays

Jul 3Independence DaySOON

Sep 7Labour Day

Oct 12Columbus Day

Oct 12Indigenous Peoples' Day

Nov 11Veterans Day

CET (Paris)5 holidays

Jul 14Bastille Day

Aug 15Assumption Day

Nov 1All Saints' Day

Nov 11Armistice Day

Dec 25Christmas Day

How to work with Los Angeles and CET (Paris) time zones

Coordinating between Los Angeles (USA) and CET (Paris) (France) means working around a 9-hour time difference. Since standard business hours don't naturally overlap, meetings usually require one side to shift slightly outside their normal working day.

💡 How to schedule across these time zones

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When Los Angeles is at 07:00, CET (Paris) reads 16:00 — 2h before working hours in Los Angeles.

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When Los Angeles is at 09:00, CET (Paris) reads 18:00 — 2h after working hours in Paris.

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When Los Angeles is at 06:00, CET (Paris) reads 15:00 — 3h before working hours in Los Angeles.

Since there is no natural overlap, the options above represent the most balanced compromise, minimizing out-of-hours inconvenience for both sides.

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Use the time slider above to find the exact equivalent time for any moment in Los Angeles. The input bar accepts natural language like "3pm", "15:30", or "9am Rome" for instant conversions.

LOS-ANGELES (Los Angeles) ↔ CET (Paris)

No overlap — one side will join outside working hours

LOS-ANGELES (Los Angeles)

CET (Paris)