Backen in numbers
- Coordinates
- 63.5833, 18.9333
- Region
- Västernorrland
- Country
- Sweden, Europe
- Capital
- Stockholm — 457 km away
- Same name
- 19 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Backen, Västernorrland, Sweden
The clock for Backen, Västernorrland, Sweden is kept here in the Europe/Stockholm time zone (+1).
Backen, Sweden
Wednesday, 28 October 2026
UTC+1 · Europe/Stockholm
Local time in Backen
UTC+1 · no daylight saving time
Backen keeps Europe/Stockholm clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:12 AM Solar noon 11:29 AM Sunset 3:47 PM Daylight 8 h 35 min Night 15 h 25 min Civil twilight 6:21 AM – 4:37 PM
Weather in Backen right now
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Backen and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 890 37 Gideå — 11.2 km away
- 896 93 Gideå — 11.2 km away
Postal codes come from the free GeoNames dataset. Where a code is listed with a distance, it belongs to a nearby settlement — GeoNames spells that name differently from ours.
Largest cities in Västernorrland
- Sundsvall 57 606
- Oernskoeldsvik 32 493
- Haernoesand 25 012
- Timra 10 495
- Kvissleby 8 785
- Solleftea 7 399
Other places named Backen
- Backen Ostrobothnia, Finland
- Backen Jämtland, Sweden
- Backen Jämtland, Sweden
- Backen Jämtland, Sweden
- Backen Jämtland, Sweden
Same time zone — Europe/Stockholm
- Stockholm Sweden
- Gothenburg Sweden
Nearby places
- Flarke — 4.1 km
- Hundsjo — 4.5 km
- Flyggsjo — 4.5 km
- Gidea Socken — 4.6 km
- Bölen — 7.5 km
- Vastergidsjo — 7.6 km
Local time details for Backen
The sun rises over Backen today at 7:12 AM and slips away at 3:47 PM. That leaves 8 h 35 min of daylight.
Flarke and Hundsjo sit nearby and do not run ahead of or behind Backen.
2 postal codes divide Backen.
Hours in Backen are kept by Europe/Stockholm, standing at UTC+1. Daylight saving observed: No.
Questions and answers
- Should Europe/Stockholm be used as the time zone for Backen?
- Yes, Backen uses Europe/Stockholm, whose offset is +1.
- Does Backen switch between standard time and daylight saving time?
- Daylight saving time in Backen: No.
- When does light leave Backen?
- Light leaves at 3:47 PM.