Current time in Bern
- 14:50:35
- DST
Dienstag
18.08.2026
Time zones in Bern
- Standard time
- Central European Time CET
- Daylight saving time
- Central European Summer Time CEST
- Universal Time Code
- UTC+01:00
- Time zone in PHP (IANA time zone identifier / TZ ID)
- Europe/Zurich
Time difference between Bern and Germany
+/-0 Stunden
The current time difference between Bern and Germany is +/-0 Stunden.Time difference between Bern and other places worldwide:
Daylight Saving Time in Bern
In Bern, clocks are set to daylight saving time during the summer months. The time zone then in effect is Central European Summer Time CEST (UTC+02:00).
- Standard time: Central European Time CET (UTC+01:00)
- Daylight saving time: Central European Summer Time CEST (UTC+02:00)
- Next change to standard time
- Sunday, 25.10.2026
The clocks move back by 1 hour, from 03:00 to 02:00. - Next change to daylight saving time
- Sunday, 28.03.2027
The clocks move forward by 1 hour, from 02:00 to 03:00.
Information about Bern
Bern is the capital of the canton of Bern and, as the so-called “federal city,” is also the capital of Switzerland.
Data sheet for Bern
- Country:
Switzerland - Population: 137.995 (2024)
- Area: 52 km²
- Population desity: 2673 per km²
- Latitude: 46.94808
- Longitude: 7.44745
- Elevation: 542 m
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Path of the sun in Bern
Today (18.08.2026)
- Dawn: 05:58 Uhr
- Sunrise: 06:30 Uhr
- Highest point of the sun: 13:34 Uhr
- Sunset: 20:38 Uhr
- Twilight: 21:09 Uhr
Tomorrow (19.08.2026)
- Dawn: 06:00 Uhr
- Sunrise: 06:31 Uhr
- Highest point of the sun: 13:33 Uhr
- Sunset: 20:36 Uhr
- Twilight: 21:07 Uhr
Cities and places near Bern
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Basel, Switzerland (68.8 km)
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Belfort, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France (88.5 km)
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Zurich, Switzerland (95.3 km)
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Besançon, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France (112.3 km)
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Geneva, Switzerland (129.5 km)
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Albertville, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France (164.3 km)
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Davos, Switzerland (182.1 km)
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Straßburg, Grand Est, France (183.3 km)
Airports near Bern
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EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL) – 72.8 km
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Zürich Airport (ZRH) – 100.6 km
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Geneva International Airport (GVA) – 129.2 km
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Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH) – 175.2 km
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Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) – 176.5 km
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Strasbourg Airport (SXB) – 177.3 km
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Turin Airport (TRN) – 194.9 km
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Karlsruhe Baden-Baden Airport (FKB) – 209 km
Time difference between Bern and other cities wordwide
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Los Angeles
+9 hours -
Vancouver
+9 hours -
New York City
+6 hours
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Mexico CIty
+8 hours -
London
+1 hour -
Paris
±0 hours -
Berlin
±0 hours -
Stockholm
±0 hours -
Tokyo
-7 hours