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

SYDNEY to CET Time Converter

Q: Where is sydney used?

SYDNEY (Sydney) (sydney) is used in Australia. The IANA timezone identifier is Australia/Sydney.

SYDNEY (Sydney) → Central European Time

SYDNEY = UTC+10CET = UTC+2

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09:00

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00:0006:0012:0018:0024:00

CET (Paris)

France · -8h

01:00

London

United Kingdom · -9h

00:00

New York

USA · -14h

19:00-1 day

Tokyo

Japan · -1h

08:00

Dubai

United Arab Emirates · -6h

03:00

Sydney ↔ CET (Paris) — time offset

Sydney is 8 hours ahead of CET (Paris). Midday in Sydney lines up with 04:00 in CET (Paris).

Sydney runs on Australia/Sydney; CET (Paris) runs on Europe/Paris. Together they are 8 hours apart.

Mutual working hours

There is no business hours overlap between Sydney and CET (Paris) during standard working hours (9:00–17:00). Meetings would require one party to work outside normal hours.

Best times to schedule a meeting

Sydney and CET (Paris) have no shared working window. These slots minimize out-of-hours disruption for both sides.

16:00 Sydney / 08:00 Paris⚡ One side off-hours

⚠️ 1h before working hours in Paris

17:00 Sydney / 09:00 Paris⚡ One side off-hours

⚠️ 1h after working hours in Sydney

15:00 Sydney / 07:00 Paris⚡ One side off-hours

⚠️ 2h before working hours in Paris

Working hours defined as 09:00–17:00 local time for each location.

Upcoming public holidays

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

Sydney7 holidays

Aug 3Picnic Day

Sep 28King's Birthday

Oct 5Labour Day

Oct 5King's Birthday

Nov 3Melbourne Cup

CET (Paris)5 holidays

Jul 14Bastille Day

Aug 15Assumption Day

Nov 1All Saints' Day

Nov 11Armistice Day

Dec 25Christmas Day

How to work with Sydney and CET (Paris) time zones

Sydney (Australia) and CET (Paris) (France) are 8 hours apart — far enough that standard 9–5 schedules do not overlap. Any real-time meeting means someone is joining outside their normal hours.

💡 How to schedule across these time zones

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A 16:00 meeting in Sydney means 08:00 in CET (Paris) (1h before working hours in Paris).

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A 17:00 meeting in Sydney means 09:00 in CET (Paris) (1h after working hours in Sydney).

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A 15:00 meeting in Sydney means 07:00 in CET (Paris) (2h before working hours in Paris).

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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Need a specific time? Use the slider or type directly into the input bar — it understands "3pm", "15:30", and location-specific formats like "9am Sydney".

SYDNEY (Sydney) ↔ CET (Paris)

No overlap — one side will join outside working hours

SYDNEY (Sydney)

CET (Paris)