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UTC +3 Asia/Baghdad Asia/Baghdad

Country time

What time is in Iraq

Current local time in Iraq. See the exact time across Iraq, time zone info (Asia/Baghdad), UTC +3 UTC offset, DST status, and time differences from major cities worldwide.

Time zone info for Iraq

UTC +3
Asia/Baghdad
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Time zone details

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  • Standard and daylight offsets update automatically.
  • The IANA time zone identifier for Iraq is Asia/Baghdad.

Air Quality Index & Weather in Dahuk

Temperature 40°C
Condition Partly cloudy
Wind speed 15 km/h
AQI 28
AQI category Good
PM2.5 6.7 µg/m3

Using Dahuk as the reference location. Showing cached conditions. Last update 10:30 AM.

Time difference

Relative to Iraq right now.

Sunrise, sunset, day length and solar time for Iraq

Times are approximate and update daily.

Sunrise 5:16 AM
Sunset 6:44 PM
Day length 13h 27m
Solar noon 12:00 PM

Time in Iraq — time zone and key facts

Iraq has a population of over 14,521,523 and uses one time zone (Asia/Baghdad). The current local time applies to the largest city, Dahuk, and most of the country.

The time in Iraq right now

When you check what time it is in Iraq, the clock above shows the live local time based on the time zone. Iraq's offset from UTC is UTC +3, which means it is ahead of Coordinated Universal Time.

Daylight saving time in Iraq

Whether Iraq observes daylight saving time (DST) depends on the time zone year-round schedule. The IANA time zone identifier for Iraq is Asia/Baghdad. Check the DST status indicator above to see if daylight saving is currently active or if Iraq stays on standard time all year.

Cities in Iraq

Major cities in Iraq include Dahuk, Samarra, Az Aubayr, Ad Diwaniyah, Ash Shatrah, Mandali and 6 more. Each of these locations follows the same time zone listed above.