Time in Iraq 🇮🇶
The current local time in Iraq is anchored on Baghdad (Asia/Baghdad, UTC +03:00 · GMT+3).
Baghdad local time
Thursday, 22 October 2026 GMT+3
Iraq at a glance
- Capital
- Baghdad
- ISO codes
- IQ · IRQ
- Clocks in use today
- One time zone
- tz database zones
- 1
- Dialing code
- +964
- Currency
- Iraqi Dinar (IQD)
- Work week
- Sunday to Thursday
- Weekend
- Friday and Saturday
- Drives on the
- Right
Time zones in Iraq
All of Iraq keeps the same clock, UTC +03:00, all year with no daylight saving time.
| Zone | Standard | Daylight saving | Clock changes 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
Asia/Baghdad · Baghdad | UTC +03:00 | — | None |
Baghdad vs. major cities
How far Baghdad is from the world's main business centres right now, what time it is there when the working day starts in Baghdad, and which hours of a 09:00–17:00 day the two places share. Daylight saving changes are applied automatically.
| City | Difference | At 09:00 in Baghdad | Shared office hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York · United States | −7 h | 02:00 | 16:00–17:00 |
| Los Angeles · United States | −10 h | 23:00 (prev. day) | None |
| São Paulo · Brazil | −6 h | 03:00 | 15:00–17:00 |
| London · United Kingdom | −2 h | 07:00 | 11:00–17:00 |
| Paris · France | −1 h | 08:00 | 10:00–17:00 |
| Johannesburg · South Africa | −1 h | 08:00 | 10:00–17:00 |
| Dubai · United Arab Emirates | +1 h | 10:00 | 09:00–16:00 |
| Delhi · India | +2:30 h | 11:30 | 09:00–14:30 |
| Singapore · Singapore | +5 h | 14:00 | 09:00–12:00 |
| Beijing · China | +5 h | 14:00 | 09:00–12:00 |
Shared office hours are shown in Baghdad time. Compare any set of cities hour by hour in the time zone converter, or pick a slot that suits everyone with the event planner.
Clock changes in Baghdad
Since 1970, Baghdad has gone through 3 distinct time-keeping periods, observing daylight saving time in 26 of 57 years. Since 2008 it has stayed on UTC +03:00 all year.
No clock changes are scheduled in 2026 or 2027: Baghdad stays on UTC +03:00 all year.
Time zone history since 1970 (3 periods)
| Years | Offset | Daylight saving |
|---|---|---|
| 1970–1981 | UTC +03:00 all year | No daylight saving time |
| 1982–2007 | UTC +03:00, DST UTC +04:00 | Daylight saving dates varied from year to year |
| 2008–2026 | UTC +03:00 all year | No daylight saving time |
Source: IANA tz database, as shipped with the Unicode ICU library.
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