Basel
City in Switzerland: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Overview
Basel is a city in Switzerland, in Basel-City. About 177,595 people live in the city proper, making it the 3rd largest city of Switzerland in our atlas.
It lies at 47.56° N, 7.57° E, about 279 m (915 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Europe/Zurich time zone.
Location
Red dot: Basel. Green dots: other major cities of Switzerland. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Basel has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). The warmest month is usually Jul, with average highs near 24°C (74°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about -4°C (26°F). Around 1,060 mm (42 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, spread fairly evenly through the year.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
What to eat in SwitzerlandNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Bern · 68 km
- Zürich · 76 km
- Luzern · 79 km
- Winterthur · 86 km
- Lausanne · 135 km
- Sankt Gallen · 136 km
- Geneva · 185 km
- Lugano · 201 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 2661604 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q56447734 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.