Tukuk-OS🌆 Basel
Switzerland · Europe · 47.56°N, 7.59°E
Quick facts
| Country | Switzerland |
|---|---|
| Continent / region | Europe |
| Coordinates (approx.) | 47.56°N, 7.59°E · view on map |
Basel is in Switzerland, a country in Europe. For the living forecast here, open World Weather; Basel’s population and history are described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).
Where Basel sits on the Earth
At 47.56° north of the equator, Basel is about 5,288 km from the equator itself and 4,719 km from its nearest pole — and that puts it in the temperate zone, where the four seasons and a long summer day versus a short winter day are the defining rhythm. Latitude is only the sky’s address, of course: altitude, oceans and winds write the actual weather, which is why two cities on the same parallel can need overcoats in one place and sun hats in the other. The numbers on this page come straight from the town’s own coordinates.
Two consequences of that latitude anyone can test. On the equinox the midday sun stands 42.4° above the horizon here (straight up at the equator, lower the further you go). And because the Earth is a sphere turning once a day, a point at this latitude is carried around its axis at roughly 1,130 km/h — fastest at the equator, nothing at the poles. As for daylight: Basel sees its longest day lasts about 15.8 hours of daylight and its shortest about 8.2.
Nearest cities on our list: Bern (68.6 km to the south), Zurich (74.2 km to the east-southeast), Lucerne (77.5 km to the southeast), Strasbourg (114 km to the north). Every profile here carries the same arithmetic, so the distances between any two of them can be checked by opening both pages.
The other side of the world: a straight line through the centre of the Earth from Basel emerges at 47.56°S, 172.41°W — its antipode. The closest city on our list to that point is Wellington, about 1,231 km away; whether the antipode itself is ocean or land is a good quiz question before you look it up.
More cities in Switzerland
Zurich · Geneva · Bern · Lucerne.