Current Time in Basel, Switzerland
12:50:46 AM
00:50:46
CET (Central European Time) · UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich
Time zone details
Basel is currently on standard time; daylight saving time is observed in 2026
Daylight in Basel
Location facts
Place
- Country
- Switzerland
- Administrative area
- Basel-City
- District
- Basel-Stadt
- Place type
- City or town
- Country currency
- Swiss Franc (CHF)
Practical
- Country languages
- German, French, Italian, Romansh
- Dialing code
- +41
- Population
- 177,595
- Elevation
- Approximately 279 m (DEM estimate)
Geography
- Geographic coordinates
- 47° 33' N / 7° 34' E
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Basel follows the same clock and daylight-saving rules as Zürich
Popular conversions (current offsets)
All times shown relative to Basel local time
Clock changes in Basel
2:00 AM CET3:00 AM CEST
Clocks move forward 1 hour
2026
past
Daylight saving time starts
2:00 AM CET3:00 AM CEST
Clocks move forward 1 hour
past
Daylight saving time ends
3:00 AM CEST2:00 AM CET
Clocks move back 1 hour
Future clock changes, 2027–2030
Sun & Moon details
Sun
- Sunrise
- Solar noon
- Sunset
- Daylight duration
- 9 hr 38 min2 min 54 sec shorter than the previous day
Twilight
- Civil twilight
- –
- Nautical twilight
- –
- Astronomical twilight
- –
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Sunday, November 8, 2026
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Sun
- Sunrise
- Sunset
- Day length
- 9 hr 38 min2 min 54 sec shorter than the previous day
- Solar noon
- (25.8° altitude)
Civil twilight
- Dawn to dusk
- –
Additional twilight
- Nautical dawn to dusk
- –
- Astronomical dawn to dusk
- –
Moon
- Phase
- New Moon (1% illuminated)
- Moonrise
- Moonset
- Previous principal phase
- Third Quarter — Sunday, November 1, 2026 at
- Next principal phase
- New Moon — Monday, November 9, 2026 at
Seven-day daylight outlook
| Local date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Daily change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 hr 38 min | 2 min 54 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 9 hr 35 min | 2 min 51 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 9 hr 32 min | 2 min 49 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 9 hr 30 min | 2 min 48 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 9 hr 27 min | 2 min 45 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 9 hr 24 min | 2 min 42 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 9 hr 21 min | 2 min 41 sec shorter than the previous day |
Weather forecast for Basel
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Plan around Basel
Upcoming public holidays in Canton of Basel-City
- Christmas Day
- Boxing Day
- New Year's Day
Nearby scheduled airports for Basel, Switzerland
EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–FreiburgBSLLarge airport · Serves Bâle / Mulhouse, France6.1 km northwest
Source: OurAirports record · BSL / LFSB
About 6.1 km (3.8 mi) northwest of Basel
Scheduled airline service in source data
Bern AirportBRNMedium airport · Serves Bern72.0 km south
Source: OurAirports record · BRN / LSZB
About 72.0 km (44.7 mi) south of Basel
Scheduled airline service in source data
Zürich AirportZRHLarge airport · Serves Zurich74.1 km east
Source: OurAirports record · ZRH / LSZH
About 74.1 km (46.0 mi) east of Basel
Scheduled airline service in source data
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Frequently asked questions
- What time zone is Basel in?
- Basel uses Central European Time (CET, UTC+1) in winter and Central European Summer Time (CEST, UTC+2) in summer. Its IANA time zone is Europe/Zurich.
- When is the next clock change in Basel?
- Clocks in Basel move forward 1 hour on Sunday, March 28, 2027 at 2:00 AM, changing from CET (UTC+01:00) to CEST (UTC+02:00)
- Does Basel observe daylight saving time?
- Yes. Basel observes daylight saving time: CEST (UTC+2) in summer and CET (UTC+1) in winter.
- What is the UTC offset of Basel?
- Basel is UTC+1 in winter and UTC+2 in summer