Time in Basel
Basel: Central European Time (CEST, UTC+1 in winter, UTC+2 in summer). Daylight saving applies.
Civil time in Basel is Central European Time (CEST, UTC+1 in winter, UTC+2 in summer). In mid-January the sun is up around 8:14 a.m. and down around 5:04 p.m.
Basel uses the EU changeover: last Sunday in March and last Sunday in October.
When it is noon in Basel it is 6 a.m. in New York all year. When it is noon in Basel it is 11 a.m. in London all year.
Basel is about 30 minutes of solar time west of the Central European Time meridian. Winter sunrises run later than in towns farther east that share the same offset.
Sunrise and sunset in Basel
A typical mid-January day in Basel has sunrise around 8:14 a.m. and sunset around 5:04 p.m. (8 h 50 m of daylight). Mid-June stretches to about 5:32 a.m.–9:29 p.m. (15 h 57 m).
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8:14 a.m. | 5:04 p.m. | 8 h 50 m |
| February | 7:37 a.m. | 5:52 p.m. | 10 h 14 m |
| March | 6:45 a.m. | 6:34 p.m. | 11 h 49 m |
| April | 6:43 a.m. | 8:18 p.m. | 13 h 35 m |
| May | 5:54 a.m. | 8:59 p.m. | 15 h 05 m |
| June | 5:32 a.m. | 9:29 p.m. | 15 h 57 m |
| July | 5:47 a.m. | 9:25 p.m. | 15 h 37 m |
| August | 6:25 a.m. | 8:45 p.m. | 14 h 20 m |
| September | 7:07 a.m. | 7:45 p.m. | 12 h 39 m |
| October | 7:48 a.m. | 6:45 p.m. | 10 h 57 m |
| November | 7:34 a.m. | 4:56 p.m. | 9 h 21 m |
| December | 8:11 a.m. | 4:39 p.m. | 8 h 28 m |
Mid-month local times for 2026. Hills, weather, and the exact street change what you see by a few minutes.
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