Benken in numbers
- Coordinates
- 47.1994, 9.0074
- Population
- 2 419
- Region
- Saint Gallen
- Country
- Switzerland, Europe
- Capital
- Bern — 121 km away
- Same name
- 3 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Benken, Saint Gallen, Switzerland
On this page you will find the exact local time in Benken, Saint Gallen, Switzerland, in the Europe/Zurich time zone (+2).
Benken, Switzerland
Friday, 16 October 2026
UTC+2 · Europe/Zurich
Local time in Benken
UTC+2 · daylight saving time is active
Benken keeps Europe/Zurich clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:44 AM Solar noon 1:11 PM Sunset 6:37 PM Daylight 10 h 53 min Night 13 h 07 min Civil twilight 7:13 AM – 7:08 PM
Weather in Benken right now
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Benken and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 8717 Benken SG — 1.2 km away
- 8722 Kaltbrunn — 3.4 km away
- 8730 Uznach — 3.5 km away
- 8723 Maseltrangen — 3.5 km away
- 8740 Uznach Vögele AG — 3.6 km away
- 8737 Gommiswald — 3.7 km away
- 8725 Ernetschwil — 4.7 km away
- 8864 Reichenburg — 5.0 km away
- 8856 Tuggen — 5.2 km away
- 8738 Uetliburg SG — 5.5 km away
- 8865 Bilten — 5.7 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 Saint Gallen
- Sankt Gallen 75 833
- Rapperswil 34 776
- Wil 23 955
- Jona 17 655
- Gossau 17 043
- Uzwil 12 885
Other places named Benken
Nearby places
- Zopf — 16.3 km
- Uf Dorf — 16.4 km
- Schlatt — 16.6 km
- Tal — 16.6 km
- Felsengrund — 16.8 km
- Laufenbach — 17.2 km
Benken: clock, sun and surroundings
Benken contains 11 postal codes.
The zone in force in Benken is Europe/Zurich, with an offset of UTC+2. Seasonal change: Yes.
The sun rises today at 7:44 AM in Benken and sets at 6:37 PM. Daylight covers 10 h 53 min.
If you are looking near Benken, both Zopf and Uf Dorf keep the same time.
Questions and answers
- What is the time zone name for Benken?
- The time zone name used for Benken is Europe/Zurich, with an offset of +2.
- Is summer time applied in Benken?
- Yes.
- What is the sunrise time for Benken?
- 7:44 AM.