Basel-Stadt
Located in Canton of Basel-City, Switzerland Coordinates: 47°34′00″ N 7°36′07″ E
- Population
- 196,036
- 196K
- Elevation
- 259 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
- Places inside
- 3
- listed under Basel-Stadt
- Airports
- BSL EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg7 km
- ZRH Zürich Airport72 km
About Basel-Stadt
Basel-Stadt is a district. Location: Canton of Basel-City, Switzerland. Population: 196,036. The best months to visit are May–September. The nearest airport is EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (7 km). Nearby sights include Birs and Wiese River.
Photos of Basel-Stadt
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Basel Zoo TeamBurton 17:20, 5. Juni 2009 · Public domain -
Tierpark Lange Erlen Wladyslaw Sojka · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Schloss Binningen Andreas Kraneis · CC BY-SA 3.0 de -
St. Jakob-Park Chris Wachtler · CC BY-SA 4.0
Climate of Basel-Stadt
Best months for sightseeingBest 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).
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | 52 | 53 | 49 | 63 | 84 | 86 | 82 | 75 | 67 | 64 | 65 | 65 |
Other places to visit in this season: May June July August September
How to get to Basel-Stadt
The nearest airport is EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL), 7 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Basel, 2 km to the southwest.
Airports
- EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL) Bâle / Mulhouse 7 kmnorthwest
- Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 72 kmeast
- Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 73 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Basel Population: 177.6K 2 kmsouthwest
- Mulhouse Population: 111.4K 29 kmnorthwest
- Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 51 kmnorth
- Bern Population: 121.6K 70 kmsouth
- Zurich Population: 415.4K 75 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Basel-Stadt
Within 100 km: 489 historic and cultural sites, 1,945 natural sites, 566 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km152 places
- Basler Weiher Lake 16 kmS
- Rheinhafen Kleinhüningen Lake 2 kmN
- Neuer Teich Lake 3 kmNE
- Oelisee Lake 9 kmS
25–60 km763 places
- Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 55 kmSE
- Mauesee-Insel Island 57 kmSE
- Gamma-Inseli Island 59 kmSE
- Mauensee Lake 57 kmSE
60–100 km2,085 places
- Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 68 kmS
- Fahr Abbey Attraction 65 kmE
- Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 100 kmS
- Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 99 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Places in Basel-Stadt
3 placesBar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Nature and heritage in Basel-Stadt
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Birs River, Switzerland1.5 km SE
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Wiese River River, Germany2 km NW
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Schloss Binningen Historic site, Binningen3.9 km SW
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Kirche St. Margarethen Attraction, Binningen3.1 km SW
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Römisch-katholische Kirche Binningen Attraction, Binningen3.6 km SW
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Sendemast Grenzach-Whylen Landmark, Basel-Landschaft6.5 km SE
Sources & licences
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