Basel

Timezone Guide

Basel, Switzerland runs on UTC+2. Clocks move forward each spring and back each autumn: UTC+1 in winter, UTC+2 in summer. Next change: 26 Oct. There is a 6-hour difference between Basel and New York. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 3 hours a day with New York. A good time to connect: 15:00–18:00 in Basel lines up with 09:00–12:00 in New York. There is a 1-hour difference between Basel and London. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 8 hours a day with London. A good time to connect: 10:00–18:00 in Basel lines up with 09:00–17:00 in London. There is a 7-hour difference between Basel and Tokyo. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 2 hours a day with Tokyo. A good time to connect: 09:00–11:00 in Basel lines up with 16:00–18:00 in Tokyo. This timezone is also shared with cities such as Madrid, Paris, Amsterdam. Keeping these offsets in mind makes it easier to schedule calls or travel to and from Basel.

Practical Info

Basel (Switzerland) is home to roughly 175K people. Today brings about 15.9 hours of daylight: sunrise at 05:30, sunset at 21:24. Clocks move forward each spring and back each autumn: UTC+1 in winter, UTC+2 in summer. Next change: 26 Oct. It sits in the Northern Hemisphere, about 48° north of the equator. Traffic drives on the right.

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