Current Local Time in Basel, Basel-City, Switzerland
About Basel
Discover Basel, which is located in Switzerland, home to 164,488 residents, with a Latitude, Longitude of 47° 33' 30.2" N, 47° 33' 30.2" N. Today is Thursday, December 11, and the city observes the Central European Standard Time time zone. The next daylight saving time change is just 108 days away. It's 13 days away from the next major holiday, Christmas Day. To view additional holidays for this year, you can reference the holiday calendar for Switzerland.
Stay informed with the current local time in Basel, including the exact day of the week and date. Discover detailed information about the local time zone, population, sunrise and sunset, and other interesting facts about Basel, Switzerland. Find everything you need to know about Basel, including its population, time zone, currency, and dialing code for Switzerland.
Current Date and Time Information
This year is not a leap year, so our calendar we will have 365 days this year. We have 20 more days left in the month of December. We are currently on the 345th day of the year, with 20 days remaining and so far 94.52% of the year has passed.
Key Information About Basel
- Time Zone
- Central European Standard Time
- Daylight Savings
- Currently not observing daylight savings
- Daylight Saving Time Begins: March 29, 2026
- On Sunday, March 29th 2026, at 02:00 AM, clocks will be turned forward by one hour to 03:00 AM. This marks the beginning of Daylight Saving Time (DST). Remember to adjust your clocks accordingly.
- Current UTC Offset
- UTC +01
- Country ISO 2
- CH
- Country ISO 3
- CHE
- Population
- 164,488
- Country Dialing Code
- +41
- Top Level Domain
- .ch
- Time Zone Identifier
- Europe/Zurich
- State/Region
- Basel-City
- Country
- Switzerland
- Elevation
- 0 Meters or 0 Feet
- Currency Code / Name
- CHF / Franc
- Coordinates in Decimal Degrees (DD)
- Latitude: 47.55839
Longitude: 7.57327 - Coordinates in Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS)
- Latitude: 47° 33' 30.2" N
Longitude: 7° 34' 23.77" E - Coordinates in Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DMM)
- Latitude: 47° 33.503' N
Longitude: 7° 34.396' E - Alternate Names of Basel
- BSL, Bala, Bale, Basel, Basilea, Basileia, Basilej, Basilia, Basilèa, Basle, Baxilea, Baxiłea, Bazel, Bazel'