Root in numbers
- Coordinates
- 47.1146, 8.3902
- Population
- 3 886
- Region
- Lucerne
- Country
- Switzerland, Europe
- Capital
- Bern — 74 km away
- Same name
- 3 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Root, Lucerne, Switzerland
This page shows the current local time in Root, Lucerne, Switzerland, in the Europe/Zurich time zone (+2).
Root, Switzerland
Friday, 4 September 2026
UTC+2 · Europe/Zurich
Local time in Root
UTC+2 · daylight saving time is active
Root keeps Europe/Zurich time.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:50 AM Solar noon 1:27 PM Sunset 8:03 PM Daylight 13 h 13 min Night 10 h 47 min Civil twilight 6:19 AM – 8:35 PM
Weather in Root right now
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Root and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 6037
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 Lucerne
Other places named Root
Nearby places
- Perlen — 2.2 km
- Buchrain — 3.5 km
- Bezirk Kuessnacht — 5.2 km
- Ballwil — 5.4 km
- Merlischachen — 5.5 km
- Abtwil — 7.2 km
Root: clock, sun and surroundings
Sunrise falls at 6:50 AM today in Root, with the sun setting at 8:03 PM. That leaves 13 h 13 min of light.
Buchrain and Rotkreuz are near Root and do not differ from it in time.
Root is served by a set of 1 postal code.
The zone that governs Root is Europe/Zurich at UTC+2. Whether the clocks move seasonally: Yes.
Questions and answers
- What is the correct time zone for Root?
- The correct time zone for Root is Europe/Zurich, with an offset of +2.
- Is there a daylight saving time change in Root?
- Daylight saving in Root: Yes.
- Is there a set time for sunset in Root?
- Today the sun sets at 8:03 PM.