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Time in Basel, Switzerland now

06:56:49PM

Sunday, 17 May, 2026, week 20

Norwegian Constitution Day / International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia

Sun: ↑ 05:50AM ↓ 09:02PM (15h 13m) - More info - Make Basel time default - Add to favourite locations

Time zone info for Basel

UTC +2

Central European Summer Time (CEST)
now 6 hours ahead of New York

From 25 October 2026: UTC +1 / Central European Time (CET)
The time in Basel is normally 6 hours ahead of the time in New York, but because these time zones don't share the same start and end times for daylight saving time, the time in Basel can for a short while be 5 hours ahead of the time in New York.
The IANA time zone identifier for Basel is Europe/Zurich.

Sunday March 29 2026

Latest change: Summer time started

Switched to UTC +2 / Central European Summer Time (CEST).
The time was set forward one hour from 02:00AM to 03:00AM local time.

Sunday October 25 2026

Next change: Winter time starts

Switching to UTC +1 / Central European Time (CET).
The time will be set back one hour from 03:00AM to 02:00AM local time.

Time difference
from Basel

Los Angeles	−9 hours	−9 hours
Chicago	−7 hours	−7 hours
New York	−6 hours	−6 hours
Toronto	−6 hours	−6 hours
São Paulo	−5 hours	−5 hours
UTC	−2 hours	−2 hours
Lagos	−1 hours	−1 hours
London	−1 hours	−1 hours
Johannesburg	0
Paris	0
Zurich	0
Cairo	+1 hours
Istanbul	+1 hours
Moscow	+1 hours
Dubai	+2 hours
Mumbai	+3.5 hours
Hong Kong	+6 hours
Shanghai	+6 hours
Singapore	+6 hours
Tokyo	+7 hours
Sydney	+8 hours

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Sunrise, sunset, day length and solar time for Basel

Sunrise: 05:50AM
Sunset: 09:02PM
Day length: 15h 13m
Solar noon: 01:26PM
The current local time in Basel is 86 minutes ahead of apparent solar time.

Basel on the map

Location: Switzerland
Latitude: 47.56. Longitude: 7.57
Population: 178,000

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Best restaurants in Basel

#1 Phil’s Chicken
#2 Miake Izakaya - Japanese and vegetarian options food
#3 Grand Hotel Les Trois Rois - International food

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