Benken in numbers
- Coordinates
- 47.6528, 8.6539
- Population
- 601
- Region
- Zurich
- Country
- Switzerland, Europe
- Capital
- Bern — 120 km away
- Same name
- 3 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Benken, Zurich, Switzerland
Local time right now in Benken, Zurich, Switzerland appears above, in the Europe/Zurich time zone (+1).
Benken, Switzerland
Wednesday, 4 November 2026
UTC+1 · Europe/Zurich
Local time in Benken
UTC+1 · no daylight saving time
What the clock shows right now in Benken.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:15 AM Solar noon 12:10 PM Sunset 5:06 PM Daylight 9 h 51 min Night 14 h 09 min Civil twilight 6:42 AM – 5:38 PM
Weather in Benken right now
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Benken and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 8463 Benken ZH — 0.1 km away
- 8465 Wildensbuch — 1.8 km away
- 8248 Uhwiesen — 2.0 km away
- 8447 Dachsen — 2.5 km away
- 8246 Langwiesen — 3.3 km away
- 8247 Flurlingen — 3.5 km away
- 8460 Marthalen — 3.7 km away
- 8466 Trüllikon — 3.7 km away
- 8212 Nohl — 3.7 km away
- 8252 Schlatt TG — 3.7 km away
- 8461 Oerlingen — 3.8 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 Zurich
- Zuerich 415 367
- Winterthur 111 840
- Zürich (Kreis 11) 54 260
- Zürich (Kreis 3) 46 018
- Zürich (Kreis 9) 44 878
- Zürich (Kreis 10) 36 216
Other places named Benken
Nearby places
- Kanton Zurich — 26.3 km
- Halde — 26.4 km
- Hinter-Rüti — 26.4 km
- Wallisellen / Rieden — 26.5 km
- Wangen-Bruettisellen — 26.6 km
- Bietenholz — 26.7 km
Benken: clock, sun and surroundings
The zone name for Benken is Europe/Zurich and the offset is UTC+1. Daylight saving time: No.
In Benken the sun appears at 7:15 AM and disappears at 5:06 PM today. Daylight stretches 9 h 51 min.
Close by, Kanton Zurich and Hinter-Rüti keep time with Benken.
Benken contains 11 postal codes.
Questions and answers
- Under which time zone does Benken fall?
- Benken falls under Europe/Zurich, with an offset of +1.
- Does Benken take part in daylight saving time?
- Daylight saving time in Benken: No.
- When does light arrive in Benken?
- Light arrives at 7:15 AM.