What time is it in Al Fāw right now?

The clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Al Fāw, Iraq, updated every second from your device's clock and the IANA time zone rules for Asia/Baghdad. Al Fāw is 3 hours ahead of UTC right now.

What time zone is Al Fāw in?

Al Fāw uses AST (Arabian Standard Time). Its IANA time zone identifier is Asia/Baghdad, and the current UTC offset is UTC+3.

Does Al Fāw observe daylight saving time?

No. Al Fāw stays on UTC+3 all year, so the difference to cities that do change their clocks, such as New York or London, shifts by an hour twice a year.

How do I schedule a meeting with someone in Al Fāw?

Open the time zone converter for Al Fāw to see what a given time there is for you, or use the meeting planner to find the hours when both of you are at work. A Cal.com booking link does the conversion for your guests automatically: they see your availability in their own time zone and pick a slot that works.

Current local time in Al Fāw, Basra, Iraq

Al Fāw is on AST (Arabian Standard Time), UTC+3. Al Fāw does not observe daylight saving time, so the offset is the same all year.

Al Fāw, Iraq

1:39 PM:14AST

Tuesday, October 27, 2026

UTC+3

Country: Iraq
Region: Basra
Lat/Long: 29°58'N / 48°28'E
Elevation: 2 m
Population: 104,569
Currency: Dinar (IQD)
Languages: Arabic, Kurdish, Armenian
Dialling code: +964

Time zone in Al Fāw

Time zone
AST
Arabian Standard Time
UTC offset
UTC+3
3 hours ahead of UTC
Daylight saving
None
Same offset all year
Next clock change
None scheduled
Al Fāw keeps UTC+3

Al Fāw keeps the time of the IANA zone Asia/Baghdad, the one time zone in use in Iraq. Al Fāw does not observe daylight saving time, so the offset is the same all year.

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Sunrise and sunset in Al Fāw today

Sunrise
5:56 AM
Sunset
5:03 PM
Day length
11 hours 7 minutes
Date
Tue, Oct 27, 2026

Times are local to Al Fāw for Tue, Oct 27, 2026, computed for 29°58'N / 48°28'E.

Time difference between Al Fāw and other cities

The current local time in major cities around the world and how far each is ahead of or behind Al Fāw. Differences change when either side moves its clocks.

Current time in world cities compared to Al Fāw
City	Local time	Compared to Al Fāw
New YorkUnited States	Tue 6:39 AM	−7h (behind)
Los AngelesUnited States	Tue 3:39 AM	−10h (behind)
ChicagoUnited States	Tue 5:39 AM	−8h (behind)
TorontoCanada	Tue 6:39 AM	−7h (behind)
Mexico CityMexico	Tue 4:39 AM	−9h (behind)
São PauloBrazil	Tue 7:39 AM	−6h (behind)
LondonUnited Kingdom	Tue 10:39 AM	−3h (behind)
ParisFrance	Tue 11:39 AM	−2h (behind)
BerlinGermany	Tue 11:39 AM	−2h (behind)
MadridSpain	Tue 11:39 AM	−2h (behind)
JohannesburgSouth Africa	Tue 12:39 PM	−1h (behind)
DubaiUnited Arab Emirates	Tue 2:39 PM	+1h (ahead)
MumbaiIndia	Tue 4:09 PM	+2h 30m (ahead)
SingaporeSingapore	Tue 6:39 PM	+5h (ahead)
ShanghaiChina	Tue 6:39 PM	+5h (ahead)
TokyoJapan	Tue 7:39 PM	+6h (ahead)
SydneyAustralia	Tue 9:39 PM	+8h (ahead)
AucklandNew Zealand	Tue 11:39 PM	+10h (ahead)

Other cities near Al Fāw

All 103 cities in Iraq

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