What Timezone is Iran In?

Timezone of Iran UTC+03:30

Facts last checked 9 October 2026.

Current time in Iran (UTC+03:30): —
Standard time shown — daylight saving may apply at certain times of year.

Iran uses a single timezone: UTC+03:30. The whole country keeps the same clock, which makes planning calls and travel straightforward.

When it is 12:00 noon UTC, the time in Iran (UTC+03:30) is 15:30. Counting down to a trip? Try a countdown timer set to local Iran time.

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Time difference between Iran and major cities

City	Standard offset	Iran is… (compared with that city)
London	UTC+0	3.5 hours ahead
New York	UTC-5	8.5 hours ahead
Los Angeles	UTC-8	11.5 hours ahead
Dubai	UTC+4	0.5 hours behind
Mumbai / Delhi	UTC+5.5	2 hours behind
Tokyo	UTC+9	5.5 hours behind
Sydney	UTC+10	6.5 hours behind

Based on standard (winter) time. Where a place observes daylight saving the gap changes by an hour for part of the year.

Iran in context

Iran covers 1,648,195 km², making it the 17th largest of the 196 countries on this site.
Its population density of about 52 people per km² ranks 133rd of 196 (1st = most crowded).
It shares a land border with 7 countries: Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Iraq, Pakistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan.
With 85,961,000 people, Iran holds about 4.3% of the population of Southern Asia.
That is roughly 1.9% of the Asia total counted on this site.
Traffic drives on the right, and calendars start the week on Saturday.
Iran is a member state of the United Nations.

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