Backen in numbers
- Coordinates
- 58.6497, 11.9831
- Region
- Västra Götaland
- Country
- Sweden, Europe
- Capital
- Stockholm — 356 km away
- Same name
- 19 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Backen, Västra Götaland, Sweden
The current local time in Backen, Västra Götaland, Sweden — time zone Europe/Stockholm (+1) — is shown right here.
Backen, Sweden
Wednesday, 4 November 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 7:36 AM Solar noon 11:57 AM Sunset 4:17 PM Daylight 8 h 41 min Night 15 h 19 min Civil twilight 6:53 AM – 5:01 PM
Weather in Backen right now
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Backen and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 458 97 Högsäter — 3.9 km away
- 458 96 Högsäter — 3.9 km away
- 458 70 Högsäter — 3.9 km away
- 450 63 Högsäter — 3.9 km away
- 458 81 Färgelanda — 9.1 km away
- 458 20 Färgelanda — 9.1 km away
- 458 93 Färgelanda — 9.1 km away
- 458 92 Färgelanda — 9.1 km away
- 458 91 Färgelanda — 9.1 km away
- 458 80 Färgelanda — 9.1 km away
- 458 32 Färgelanda — 9.1 km away
- 458 31 Färgelanda — 9.1 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 Västra Götaland
- Gothenburg 608 462
- Boras 71 700
- Moelndal 59 430
- Trollhattan 48 573
- Skoevde 36 842
- Uddevalla 34 781
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
- Hare — 0.9 km
- Stockelanda — 1.0 km
- Högen — 1.8 km
- Kvarntorp — 1.9 km
- Brasater — 2.1 km
- Sodra Skallsjo — 2.1 km
Local time details for Backen
Today's times for Backen: the sun is up at 7:36 AM and down at 4:17 PM. That means 8 h 41 min of daylight.
The local time of Backen is shared by neighbouring Hare and Stockelanda.
The area of Backen is divided into 12 postal codes.
Backen keeps the Europe/Stockholm zone, which is UTC+1. Whether summer time is observed: No.
Questions and answers
- How is the time zone for Backen identified?
- The time zone for Backen is identified as Europe/Stockholm, with an offset of +1.
- Does the local time in Backen include a summer time period?
- No.
- Which time marks sunrise in Backen?
- 7:36 AM marks sunrise.