Basel is a city in Switzerland, Western Europe, with a population of 164 thousand people.

Europe/Zurich is the time zone used in Basel. The local time is currently 1 hours ahead of UTC. This offset is also called -- (--).

Basel does observe daylight saving time.

Daylight saving time

  • Mar 31, 2024
    02:00
    ->
    03:00
    Sunday, March 31, 2024, the clock was set forwards by 1 hour, from 02:00 AM GMT+1 to 03:00 AM GMT+2. Sunrise and sunset will be about 1 hour later than the previous day.
  • Oct 27, 2024
    03:00
    ->
    02:00
    Sunday, October 27, 2024, the clock was set backwards by 1 hour, from 03:00 AM GMT+2 to 02:00 AM GMT+1. Sunrise and sunset will be about 1 hour earlier than the previous day.
  • Mar 30, 2025
    02:00
    ->
    03:00
    Sunday, March 30, 2025, the clock will be set forwards by 1 hour, from 02:00 AM GMT+1 to 03:00 AM GMT+2. Sunrise and sunset will be about 1 hour later than the previous day.
  • Oct 26, 2025
    03:00
    ->
    02:00
    Sunday, October 26, 2025, the clock will be set backwards by 1 hour, from 03:00 AM GMT+2 to 02:00 AM GMT+1. Sunrise and sunset will be about 1 hour earlier than the previous day.

Sunlight in Basel

sunrise8:00 AM
Sunrise
sunset4:41 PM
Sunset
length of day8h 40m
Length of day

2024 Holidays in Basel

  • Jan 1
    New Year's Day
  • Mar 29
    Good Friday
  • Mar 31
    Easter Sunday
  • Apr 1
    Easter Monday
  • May 9
    Ascension Day
  • May 19
    Pentecost
  • May 20
    Whit Monday
  • Aug 1
    Bundesfeiertag
  • Sep 15
    Federal Day of Thanksgiving, Repentance and Prayer
  • Dec 25
    Christmas Day
  • Dec 26
    Boxing Day