Current time in Iraq
Iraq IQ
16:24
Wednesday, 11 November 2026
UTC+3 Standard time
Time zone facts for Iraq
- Time zone
- Arabian Standard TimeAsia/Baghdad
- Offset from UTC
- UTC+33 hours ahead of UTC
- Daylight saving
- Not usedThe clocks stay on UTC+3 all year
- Capital
- Baghdad
- Continent
- Asia
- Local times in use
- 1The whole country shares one time
- Sunrise
- –
- Sunset
- –
- Day length
- –
Where Iraq is
Cities in Iraq are marked in red. The dark side of the map is in night right now.
Land in daylightLand at nightCitySun overhead
The sun over Baghdad today
The curve is the height of the sun through the day. The dot is where it is now.
Time difference from Iraq
| City | Time now | Compared with Iraq |
|---|---|---|
| New York US | 08:24 | 8 hours behind |
| London GB | 13:24 | 3 hours behind |
| Tokyo JP | 22:24 | 6 hours ahead |
| Dubai AE | 17:24 | 1 hour ahead |
| Sydney AU | 00:24 | 8 hours ahead |
| Los Angeles US | 05:24 | 11 hours behind |
| Paris FR | 14:24 | 2 hours behind |
| Singapore SG | 21:24 | 5 hours ahead |
| New Delhi IN | 18:54 | 2 hours 30 minutes ahead |
| Hong Kong HK | 21:24 | 5 hours ahead |
| Toronto CA | 08:24 | 8 hours behind |
| Berlin DE | 14:24 | 2 hours behind |
Cities in Iraq
Questions about time in Iraq
What time zone is Iraq in?
Iraq uses Arabian Standard Time, which is currently UTC+3.
Does Iraq have daylight saving time?
No. Iraq does not change its clocks and stays on UTC+3 all year.
How far is Iraq from UTC?
Iraq is currently 3 hours ahead of UTC.