What time is it in Kirkuk right now?

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

What time zone is Kirkuk in?

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

Does Kirkuk observe daylight saving time?

No. Kirkuk 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 Kirkuk?

Open the time zone converter for Kirkuk 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 Kirkuk, Iraq

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

Kirkuk, Iraq

5:55 PM:29AST

Tuesday, October 27, 2026

UTC+3

Country: Iraq
Region: Kirkuk
Lat/Long: 35°28'N / 44°24'E
Elevation: 346 m
Population: 1,031,000
Currency: Dinar (IQD)
Languages: Arabic, Kurdish, Armenian
Dialling code: +964

Time zone in Kirkuk

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
Kirkuk keeps UTC+3

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

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Sunrise and sunset in Kirkuk today

Sunrise
6:19 AM
Sunset
5:12 PM
Day length
10 hours 53 minutes
Date
Tue, Oct 27, 2026

Times are local to Kirkuk for Tue, Oct 27, 2026, computed for 35°28'N / 44°24'E.

Time difference between Kirkuk and other cities

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

Current time in world cities compared to Kirkuk
City	Local time	Compared to Kirkuk
New YorkUnited States	Tue 10:55 AM	−7h (behind)
Los AngelesUnited States	Tue 7:55 AM	−10h (behind)
ChicagoUnited States	Tue 9:55 AM	−8h (behind)
TorontoCanada	Tue 10:55 AM	−7h (behind)
Mexico CityMexico	Tue 8:55 AM	−9h (behind)
São PauloBrazil	Tue 11:55 AM	−6h (behind)
LondonUnited Kingdom	Tue 2:55 PM	−3h (behind)
ParisFrance	Tue 3:55 PM	−2h (behind)
BerlinGermany	Tue 3:55 PM	−2h (behind)
MadridSpain	Tue 3:55 PM	−2h (behind)
JohannesburgSouth Africa	Tue 4:55 PM	−1h (behind)
DubaiUnited Arab Emirates	Tue 6:55 PM	+1h (ahead)
MumbaiIndia	Tue 8:25 PM	+2h 30m (ahead)
SingaporeSingapore	Tue 10:55 PM	+5h (ahead)
ShanghaiChina	Tue 10:55 PM	+5h (ahead)
TokyoJapan	Tue 11:55 PM	+6h (ahead)
SydneyAustralia	Wed 1:55 AM	+8h (ahead)
AucklandNew Zealand	Wed 3:55 AM	+10h (ahead)

Other cities near Kirkuk

All 103 cities in Iraq

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Place data from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Times follow the IANA time zone database; sunrise and sunset are computed for the city's coordinates.