Switzerland
Time now in Basel-Stadt
Sunrise 06:33Sunset 08:32Time zone UTC +2
Time zone
Europe/Zurich
UTC offset
UTC +2
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
196,036
Sunrise
06:33
Sunset
08:32
Day length
14h 00m
Coordinates
47.57, 7.60
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About the time in Basel-Stadt
The zone identifier Europe/Zurich is the value you want in code, calendars and travel systems. Abbreviations change with the season, but Europe/Zurich keeps pointing at Zurich time whatever the date, which is why every timestamp on this page is built from it.
Basel-Stadt 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-Stadt sits at latitude 47.57, in the temperate-north band, so day length here swings sharply between midwinter and midsummer — today's 14h 00m is one point on that curve, not a fixed value.
Frequently asked questions about time in Basel-Stadt
- Which time zone is Basel-Stadt in?
- Basel-Stadt uses Europe/Zurich, currently UTC +2.
- When do the sun rise and set in Basel-Stadt today?
- Sunrise is at 06:33 and sunset at 08:32, giving 14h 00m of daylight.
- Does Basel-Stadt change its clocks for daylight saving?
- Yes, and it is in effect now. Clocks change again on 25 October 2026.
- What time is it in Basel-Stadt right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Basel-Stadt, updating every second from Europe/Zurich (UTC +2).
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