Local Time in Basel, Switzerland
22°C / 72°F · Mainly clear
Outside business hoursDaylight Saving Time activeDST ends Oct 25
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- IANA Zone
- Europe/Zurich
- Country
- Switzerland
- Continent
- Europe
Latest news in Basel
- Novartis telegraphs 130 job cuts in SwitzerlandFierce Pharma · 3d ago
- Novartis could cut about 130 jobs in Basel site relocationReuters · 3d ago
- At 'Death to Zionism' Protest in Switzerland, Demonstrators Praise Hamas, Call for Israel's DestructionCombat Antisemitism Movement · 1d ago
- Anti-Zionist protest blocked in Basel 129 years after First Zionist Congressjpost.com · 7d ago
- Novartis and Bristol Myers Squibb halt clinical trials following serious side effectsmedwatch.com · 4d ago
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Local Vibe
Basel is a city in northwestern Switzerland on the river Rhine, at the transition from the High Rhine to the Upper Rhine. Basel is Switzerland's third most populous city, with 177,595 inhabitants within the city municipality limits.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What time is it in Basel right now?
- The current time in Basel, Switzerland is 09:07:17 PM (CEST), which is UTC+2.
- What time zone is Basel in?
- Basel uses the Europe/Zurich time zone (IANA identifier), currently abbreviated CEST, UTC+2.
- Does Basel observe daylight saving time?
- Yes. Basel observes daylight saving time, and is currently in daylight saving time. The next change is on October 25, 2026.
- What is the UTC offset in Basel?
- Basel is currently UTC+2 relative to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).