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Canton of Basel-City

Local name: Kanton Basel-Stadt

Located in Switzerland Coordinates: 47°34′01″ N 7°36′55″ E

Canton of Basel-City
Michielverbeek · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Population
201,156
201.2K
Elevation
263 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Places inside
1
listed under Canton of Basel-City
When to go
May–September
See the climate
Airports
BSL EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg8 km
ZRH Zürich Airport71 km

About Canton of Basel-City

Canton of Basel-City is a region. Location: Switzerland. Population: 201,156.

From Wikipedia

Canton of Basel-Stadt or Basel-City (German: Kanton Basel-Stadt [ˌbaːzl̩ˈʃtat] ; Romansh: Chantun Basilea-Citad; French: Canton de Bâle-Ville [bɑl.vil]; Italian: Canton Basilea Città) is one of the 26 cantons forming the Swiss Confederation. It is composed of three municipalities with Basel as the capital. It is traditionally considered a "half-canton", the other half being Basel-Landschaft, its rural counterpart. Basel-Stadt is one of the northernmost and lowest cantons of Switzerland, and the smallest by area.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built
1833
Area
37 km²
Official website
bs.ch

Source: Wikidata

Places bordering Canton of Basel-City

Population of Canton of Basel-City over time

Population of Canton of Basel-City over time
2009 192,824
2010 190,799
2011 192,304
2012 193,459
2013 195,459
2014 196,471
2015 197,204
2016 198,206
2017 198,988
2018 194,766
2021 201,917
2024 200,031

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Canton of Basel-City

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 2° · Rain 65 mm

Hottest month
July (day 25°)
Coldest month
January (night -1°)
Wettest month
June (86 mm)
Driest month
March (49 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

Show values as a table
Climate of Canton of Basel-City
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°7°11°15°19°23°25°25°21°15°9°6°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°2°4°9°12°14°14°10°7°2°0°
Precipitation (mm)525349638486827567646565

Other places to visit in this season: May June July August September

How to get to Canton of Basel-City

The nearest airport is EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL), 8 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Basel, 3 km to the west.

Airports

  • EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL) Bâle / Mulhouse 8 kmnorthwest
  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 71 kmeast
  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 73 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Basel Population: 177.6K 3 kmwest
  • Mulhouse Population: 111.4K 30 kmnorthwest
  • Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 51 kmnorth
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 70 kmsouth
  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 74 kmeast

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Places in Canton of Basel-City

1 place
  1. 1 Basel-Stadt 196K

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Largest cities and towns

Nature and heritage in Canton of Basel-City

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources