Iraq
Time now in Sulaymaniyah
Sunrise 05:21Sunset 06:41Time zone UTC +3
Time zone
Asia/Baghdad
UTC offset
UTC +3
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
878,146
Sunrise
05:21
Sunset
06:41
Day length
13h 20m
Coordinates
35.56, 45.43
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About the time in Sulaymaniyah
Around 878,146 people live in Sulaymaniyah, and all of them keep the same civil time, so the reading above applies to the whole urban area — not just the city centre.
Sulaymaniyah sits at latitude 35.56, in the mid-latitude band, so day length here swings noticeably between midwinter and midsummer — today's 13h 20m is one point on that curve, not a fixed value.
Sulaymaniyah 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 Sulaymaniyah
- Does Sulaymaniyah change its clocks for daylight saving?
- No. Sulaymaniyah keeps UTC +3 throughout the year.
- What time is it in Sulaymaniyah right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Sulaymaniyah, updating every second from Asia/Baghdad (UTC +3).
- Is the clock on this page accurate?
- It is synchronised with our server rather than your device, then formatted for Asia/Baghdad, so a drifting device clock does not affect what you see.
- Which time zone is Sulaymaniyah in?
- Sulaymaniyah uses Asia/Baghdad, currently UTC +3.
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