Current Time in Iran
Iran uses one time zone.
Page text updated Nov 5, 2026. Clock values are computed from the IANA time zone database each time the page is generated (at least hourly). Holiday and country reference data come from snapshots that are refreshed manually.
What time is it in Iran
It's 11:45 PM IRST (UTC+03:30) in Iran on Thursday, 5 November 2026.
Iran does not use daylight saving time; it stays on UTC+3:30 all year.
- Time zone
- Iran Standard Time
- IANA: Asia/Tehran
- UTC offset now
- UTC+03:30 (IRST)
- Clock changes
- No clock changes: UTC+3:30 all year.
Times in this text are from when the page was generated (it is regenerated at least hourly). The clocks below update live.
Major Cities
Tehran
Mashhad
Isfahan
Karaj
How Iran writes dates and times
- Date format
- YYYY/MM/DD
- year-month-day, e.g. 1405/09/04 · ۴ آذر ۱۴۰۵
- Clock
- 24-hour
- e.g. 15:30
- Week starts on
- Saturday
- Weekend: Friday
- Calendar
- persian
Formats are the Unicode CLDR conventions for the fa-IR locale, the everyday written standard; individual organisations may differ.
Time difference from Iran
Workday overlap compares 09:00–17:00 on both sides at today's offsets, shown in Iran time.
| City | Local time | Difference | Workday overlap |
|---|---|---|---|
| London | Thu 8:15 PM | 3 h 30 min behind | 4 h 30 min (12:30–17:00) |
| New York | Thu 3:15 PM | 8 h 30 min behind | None |
| Los Angeles | Thu 12:15 PM | 11 h 30 min behind | None |
| Dubai | Fri 12:15 AM | 30 min ahead | 7 h 30 min (09:00–16:30) |
| Singapore | Fri 4:15 AM | 4 h 30 min ahead | 3 h 30 min (09:00–12:30) |
| Tokyo | Fri 5:15 AM | 5 h 30 min ahead | 2 h 30 min (09:00–11:30) |
| Sydney | Fri 7:15 AM | 7 h 30 min ahead | 0 h 30 min (09:00–09:30) |
| São Paulo | Thu 5:15 PM | 6 h 30 min behind | 1 h 30 min (15:30–17:00) |
Iran at a glance
- Capital
- Tehran
- Population
- 85,961,000
- Currency
- Iranian rial (IRR)
Questions about time in Iran
- What time is it in Iran right now?
- When this page was generated it was 11:45 PM IRST (UTC+03:30) in Iran.
- How many time zones does Iran have?
- Iran uses one time zone, Iran Standard Time (IANA ID Asia/Tehran).
- Does Iran observe daylight saving time?
- No. Iran does not use daylight saving time; it stays on UTC+3:30 all year.