Iraq
Time now in Basrah
Sunrise 05:19Sunset 06:25Time zone UTC +3
Time zone
Asia/Baghdad
UTC offset
UTC +3
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
1,326,564
Sunrise
05:19
Sunset
06:25
Day length
13h 07m
Coordinates
30.51, 47.78
Time difference from Basrah
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Basrah right now.
Basrah on the map
About the time in Basrah
Around 1,326,564 people live in Basrah, and all of them keep the same civil time, so the reading above applies to the whole urban area — not just the city centre.
Basrah sits at latitude 30.51, in the mid-latitude band, so day length here swings noticeably between midwinter and midsummer — today's 13h 07m is one point on that curve, not a fixed value.
Basrah runs on Asia/Baghdad, which puts the city UTC +3 from Coordinated Universal Time right now. The clock at the top of this page is not copied from your device: it is anchored to our reference timestamp and re-rendered every second against the IANA time zone database, so it stays right even when a laptop or phone has quietly drifted.
Frequently asked questions about time in Basrah
- Does Basrah change its clocks for daylight saving?
- No. Basrah keeps UTC +3 throughout the year.
- What are normal business hours in Basrah in UTC?
- A 09:00–17:00 working day in Basrah runs from 06:00–14:00 UTC today.
- How far ahead or behind UTC is Basrah?
- Basrah is UTC +3 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- What time is it in Basrah right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Basrah, updating every second from Asia/Baghdad (UTC +3).
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