Current Time in Iraq
Live clocks for every Iraq city — UTC offsets, DST status, and inter-city time gaps.
Iraq's Timezone System Explained
Iraq uses Arabia Standard Time (AST, UTC+3) year-round with no daylight saving time. Baghdad, Basra, Mosul, Erbil, and all Iraqi cities operate on a fixed UTC+3 offset. Iraq stopped observing DST in 2008.
AST is shared by Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, Yemen, and the East African countries on the same offset. The UTC+3 position aligns Iraq with Moscow and the Arabian Peninsula.
Key differences from Baghdad (AST): London (GMT) is 3 hours behind in winter, 2 hours behind during BST. Dubai (GST) is 1 hour ahead. Karachi (PKT) is 2 hours ahead. New York (EST) is 8 hours behind.
Iraq Cities by Timezone
1 timezone · 2 cities · live times
Time differences may shift seasonally when cities observe different daylight saving schedules.
Frequently Asked Questions
Timezones, DST rules, and scheduling in Iraq
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