What time is it in Iraq right now?

Baghdad, the largest city in Iraq, is on Asia/Baghdad: Arabian Standard Time (AST, UTC+3) all year, with no daylight saving. The whole country shares that time; the table on this page shows it live.

Does Iraq observe daylight saving time?

No. Iraq stays on the same offset all year. That means the difference between Iraq and countries that do change their clocks shifts by an hour twice a year, even though nothing changed locally.

Which cities in Iraq are covered?

100 cities in Iraq, each with its own page showing live local time, its IANA zone and UTC offset, the next daylight-saving change, and today's sunrise and sunset. This page links to every one of them.

Current local time in Iraq

One time zone, 100 cities listed

Iraq keeps a single time zone, Asia/Baghdad: Arabian Standard Time (AST, UTC+3) all year, with no daylight saving.

Every clock below is computed in your browser from the IANA time zone database, so the offsets reflect the daylight-saving rules in force today rather than a value written down once and left to rot.

Map of time in Iraq

The shaded side of the map is in night right now. Hover or tap a dot for its local time.

Iraq time zones and current offsets

Time zones used in Iraq, with the current local time, UTC offset and daylight-saving status of each.
IANA zone	Local time now	UTC offset	Daylight saving	Largest city
Asia/Baghdad	05:02 PM	UTC+3	Not observed	Baghdad

Converting a specific time into Iraq? Use the converter, or find an hour that works across both ends of the call.

Local time by city in Iraq

100 cities, largest first. Each links to a live clock with that city's own zone, sun times and daylight-saving dates — matched to the city rather than assumed from the country.

BaghdadUTC+3 Al Mawşil al JadīdahUTC+3 Al Başrah al QadīmahUTC+3 MosulUTC+3 ErbilUTC+3 BasrahUTC+3 KarbalaUTC+3 Sadr CityUTC+3 KirkukUTC+3 Abū GhuraybUTC+3 SulaymaniyahUTC+3 NasiriyahUTC+3 NajafUTC+3 Al HillahUTC+3 Abū al-KahṣībUTC+3 Al MaḩmūdīyahUTC+3 DihokUTC+3 Al ‘AmārahUTC+3 Al DiwaniyahUTC+3 Al-KutUTC+3 Al MadīnahUTC+3 KelarUTC+3 RamadiUTC+3 Al FallūjahUTC+3 Ash ShaţrahUTC+3 KhānaqīnUTC+3 BayjīUTC+3 Ash SharqātUTC+3 Sāmarrā’UTC+3 Al MiqdādīyahUTC+3 As SamawahUTC+3 BaqubahUTC+3 SimeleUTC+3 SumaylUTC+3 KhasnahzānUTC+3 QeładizêUTC+3 Al HindīyahUTC+3 Al QurnahUTC+3 BaḥarkahUTC+3 SīnahUTC+3 Az ZubayrUTC+3 Ţūz KhūrmātūUTC+3 RānyahUTC+3 An Nu‘mānīyahUTC+3 KufaUTC+3 Qal‘at SukkarUTC+3 Umm QaşrUTC+3 'ĀkraUTC+3 Al FāwUTC+3 Al-MusayabUTC+3 Nāḩiyat al IskandarīyahUTC+3 ZaxoUTC+3 Al-QāsimUTC+3 Al HārithahUTC+3 SoranUTC+3 HajiawaUTC+3 Al ḨayyUTC+3 Aş ŞuwayrahUTC+3 Al Qā’imUTC+3 KhālişUTC+3 Ash ShāmīyahUTC+3 HalabjaUTC+3 Al-HamdaniyaUTC+3 Ar RumaythahUTC+3 KoysinceqUTC+3 Al ‘AzīzīyahUTC+3 JamjamālUTC+3 TikrītUTC+3 BaladUTC+3 Qal‘at ŞāliḩUTC+3 PīrmāmUTC+3 SinjārUTC+3 Saddat al HindīyahUTC+3 ‘AfakUTC+3 ShaqlāwahUTC+3 ḨarirUTC+3 HītUTC+3 Al MaḩāwīlUTC+3 ḨadīthahUTC+3 Nahiyat GhammasUTC+3 KifrīUTC+3 ShūrashUTC+3 MandalīUTC+3 BatifaUTC+3 BaynjiwaynUTC+3 ‘AnahUTC+3 Ad DujaylUTC+3 Al-'AlamUTC+3 TallkayfUTC+3 Al MishkhābUTC+3 ‘AqrahUTC+3 ṞuwandizUTC+3 ŞafwānUTC+3 Nāḩiyat ash ShināfīyahUTC+3 Ar RuţbahUTC+3 Tāzah KhūrmātūUTC+3 Nāḩiyat al FuhūdUTC+3 KhalīfānUTC+3 ‘Anat al QadīmahUTC+3 ‘Alī al GharbīUTC+3

Iraq time: questions and answers

What time is it in Iraq right now?: Baghdad, the largest city in Iraq, is on Asia/Baghdad: Arabian Standard Time (AST, UTC+3) all year, with no daylight saving. The whole country shares that time; the table on this page shows it live.
How many time zones does Iraq have?: One. The whole of Iraq uses Asia/Baghdad: Arabian Standard Time (AST, UTC+3) all year, with no daylight saving.
Does Iraq observe daylight saving time?: No. Iraq stays on the same offset all year. That means the difference between Iraq and countries that do change their clocks shifts by an hour twice a year, even though nothing changed locally.
Which cities in Iraq are covered?: 100 cities in Iraq, each with its own page showing live local time, its IANA zone and UTC offset, the next daylight-saving change, and today's sunrise and sunset. This page links to every one of them.

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