Current Time in Iraq
Iraq 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 Iraq
It's 10:03 PM AST (UTC+03:00) in Iraq on Thursday, 5 November 2026.
Iraq does not use daylight saving time; it stays on UTC+3 all year.
- Time zone
- Arabian Standard Time
- IANA: Asia/Baghdad
- UTC offset now
- UTC+03:00 (AST)
- Clock changes
- No clock changes: UTC+3 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
Baghdad
Al Mawşil al Jadīdah
Al Başrah al Qadīmah
Mosul
How Iraq writes dates and times
- Date format
- DD/MM/YYYY
- day-month-year, e.g. 25/11/2026 · ٢٥ تشرين الثاني ٢٠٢٦
- Clock
- 12-hour
- e.g. 3:30 م
- Week starts on
- Saturday
- Weekend: Friday and Saturday
- Calendar
- Gregorian
Formats are the Unicode CLDR conventions for the ar-IQ locale, the everyday written standard; individual organisations may differ.
Time difference from Iraq
Workday overlap compares 09:00–17:00 on both sides at today's offsets, shown in Iraq time.
| City | Local time | Difference | Workday overlap |
|---|---|---|---|
| London | Thu 7:03 PM | 3 h behind | 5 h (12:00–17:00) |
| New York | Thu 2:03 PM | 8 h behind | None |
| Los Angeles | Thu 11:03 AM | 11 h behind | None |
| Dubai | Thu 11:03 PM | 1 h ahead | 7 h (09:00–16:00) |
| Singapore | Fri 3:03 AM | 5 h ahead | 3 h (09:00–12:00) |
| Tokyo | Fri 4:03 AM | 6 h ahead | 2 h (09:00–11:00) |
| Sydney | Fri 6:03 AM | 8 h ahead | None |
| São Paulo | Thu 4:03 PM | 6 h behind | 2 h (15:00–17:00) |
Iraq at a glance
- Capital
- Baghdad
- Population
- 46,118,793
- Currency
- Iraqi dinar (IQD)
Questions about time in Iraq
- What time is it in Iraq right now?
- When this page was generated it was 10:03 PM AST (UTC+03:00) in Iraq.
- How many time zones does Iraq have?
- Iraq uses one time zone, Arabian Standard Time (IANA ID Asia/Baghdad).
- Does Iraq observe daylight saving time?
- No. Iraq does not use daylight saving time; it stays on UTC+3 all year.