Switzerland
Time now in Basel
Sunrise 06:33Sunset 08:32Time zone UTC +2
Time zone
Europe/Zurich
UTC offset
UTC +2
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
177,595
Sunrise
06:33
Sunset
08:32
Day length
14h 00m
Coordinates
47.56, 7.57
Time difference from Basel
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Basel right now.
Basel on the map
About the time in Basel
Around 177,595 people live in Basel, and all of them keep the same civil time, so the reading above applies to the whole urban area — not just the city centre.
Basel runs on Europe/Zurich, which puts the city UTC +2 from Coordinated Universal Time right now. The clock at the top of this page is not copied from your device: it is anchored to our reference timestamp and re-rendered every second against the IANA time zone database, so it stays right even when a laptop or phone has quietly drifted.
Basel is on daylight saving time at the moment, which is why the offset reads UTC +2 instead of its winter value. Clocks go back on 25 October 2026, and anything scheduled across that date shifts by an hour.
Frequently asked questions about time in Basel
- Does Basel change its clocks for daylight saving?
- Yes, and it is in effect now. Clocks change again on 25 October 2026.
- What are normal business hours in Basel in UTC?
- A 09:00–17:00 working day in Basel runs from 07:00–15:00 UTC today.
- Which time zone is Basel in?
- Basel uses Europe/Zurich, currently UTC +2.
- What time is it in Basel right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Basel, updating every second from Europe/Zurich (UTC +2).
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