Time Zone Information
Biel/Bienne, Switzerland
Current Time
14:03:00
Friday, October 30, 2026 local time in Biel/Bienne
Biel/Bienne, Switzerland uses the Europe/Zurich time zone, currently UTC+1.
Clocks here switch twice a year — one hour forward in spring, one hour back in autumn — so the gap to other zones changes by an hour for part of the year. Check the offset above before booking an international call or a flight connection.
Time zone names come from the IANA tz database, the same source operating systems use, so the offset shown matches what your calendar will apply to a meeting in Biel/Bienne.
Time Zone
| City | Biel/Bienne |
|---|---|
| Country | Switzerland |
| Time Zone (IANA) | Europe/Zurich |
| UTC Offset | UTC+1 |
| Coordinates | 47.1371300, 7.2460800 |
| Population | 55,120 |
Daylight Saving Time (DST)
DST Observed Biel/Bienne observes daylight saving time. The UTC offset changes when DST starts and ends; the offset shown above already reflects the current DST status.
Related Cities in Europe/Zurich
| City | Country | Population |
|---|---|---|
| Zürich | Switzerland | 415,367 |
| Geneva | Switzerland | 201,741 |
| Basel | Switzerland | 177,595 |
| Lausanne | Switzerland | 139,111 |
| Bern | Switzerland | 121,631 |
| Winterthur | Switzerland | 111,840 |
| Luzern | Switzerland | 81,691 |
| Sankt Gallen | Switzerland | 75,833 |
| Lugano | Switzerland | 63,185 |
| Zürich (Kreis 11) | Switzerland | 54,260 |