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 Tuesday, February 18, and the city observes the Central European Standard Time time zone. The next daylight saving time change is just 39 days away. It's 1 month and 27 days away from the next major holiday, Maundy Thursday. 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 we have no extra day in February and only 365 days this year. We have 10 more days left in the month of February. We are currently on the 49th day of the year, with 316 days remaining and so far 13.42% 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 30, 2025
- On Sunday, March 30th 2025, 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'