What Timezone is Iraq In?

Timezone of Iraq UTC+03:00

Facts last checked 9 October 2026.

Current time in Iraq (UTC+03:00): —
Standard time shown — daylight saving may apply at certain times of year.

Iraq uses a single timezone: UTC+03:00. The whole country keeps the same clock, which makes planning calls and travel straightforward.

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

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Time difference between Iraq and major cities

City	Standard offset	Iraq is… (compared with that city)
London	UTC+0	3 hours ahead
New York	UTC-5	8 hours ahead
Los Angeles	UTC-8	11 hours ahead
Dubai	UTC+4	1 hour behind
Mumbai / Delhi	UTC+5.5	2.5 hours behind
Tokyo	UTC+9	6 hours behind
Sydney	UTC+10	7 hours behind

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

Other countries on UTC+03:00

Iraq in context

Iraq covers 438,317 km², making it the 58th largest of the 196 countries on this site.
Its population density of about 105 people per km² ranks 84th of 196 (1st = most crowded).
It shares a land border with 6 countries: Iran, Jordan, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey.
With 46,118,793 people, Iraq holds about 15.3% of the population of Western Asia.
That is roughly 1.0% of the Asia total counted on this site.
Traffic drives on the right, and calendars start the week on Sunday.
Iraq is a member state of the United Nations.

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