Current time in Bern, Switzerland
Central European Time
UTC+02:00- Time zone
- Central European Time · Europe/Zurich
- UTC offset now
- UTC+02:00 CEST
- Abbreviation
- CET / CEST
- Daylight saving
- Forward the last Sunday in March at 02:00, back the last Sunday in October at 03:00.
Clocks go back one hour on Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 03:00 (CEST → CET).
- Difference from you
- —
- Location
- Switzerland (capital) · 46.95° N, 7.45° E
- Population
- 121,631
Sun and clock
On average the sun stands highest over Bern at about 12:30 standard time: the clock runs about 30 min ahead of the sun. Over the year, solar noon falls between 12:14 and 13:37 on the local clock, including the hour added by daylight saving time.
| 2026 | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox (Mar 20) | 06:33 | 18:42 | 12h 09m |
| June solstice (Jun 21) | 05:35 | 21:28 | 15h 53m |
| September equinox (Sep 23) | 07:18 | 19:26 | 12h 08m |
| December solstice (Dec 21) | 08:12 | 16:43 | 8h 31m |
Sunrise–sunset today: 07:26–19:14 (11 h 48 min of daylight)
Times are local clock times for the city centre, computed with the NOAA solar equations; hills and refraction can shift them by a few minutes.