What time is it in Umm Qaşr right now?

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

What time zone is Umm Qaşr in?

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

Does Umm Qaşr observe daylight saving time?

No. Umm Qaşr 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 Umm Qaşr?

Open the time zone converter for Umm Qaşr 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 Umm Qaşr, Basra, Iraq

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

Umm Qaşr, Iraq

6:09 PM:30AST

Tuesday, October 27, 2026

UTC+3

Country: Iraq
Region: Basra
Lat/Long: 30°02'N / 47°55'E
Elevation: 9 m
Population: 107,620
Currency: Dinar (IQD)
Languages: Arabic, Kurdish, Armenian
Dialling code: +964

Time zone in Umm Qaşr

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
Umm Qaşr keeps UTC+3

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

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Sunrise and sunset in Umm Qaşr today

Sunrise
5:58 AM
Sunset
5:05 PM
Day length
11 hours 7 minutes
Date
Tue, Oct 27, 2026

Times are local to Umm Qaşr for Tue, Oct 27, 2026, computed for 30°02'N / 47°55'E.

Time difference between Umm Qaşr and other cities

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

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

Other cities near Umm Qaşr

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.