What time is it in Basra?
Basra, Iraq, is in the Asia/Baghdad timezone (UTC+3). On 20 September the sun rises around 05:36 local time.
Basra, UTC+3Asia/Baghdad
- Sunrise
- 05:36
- Sunset
- 17:48
- Daylight
- 12 h 12 min
Basra Drag to spin
Scheduling a call with someone in Basra? Use the meeting planner to see when their working hours meet yours. Basra is UTC+3, so the difference to you depends on where you are.
Basra does not change its clocks — UTC+3 all year. All coming changes →
Basra on your clock
Pick a time in Basra and read it where you are. The strip below is that whole day, one cell per hour, shaded where each side is at work.
working hours 0 h shared Tap an hour to move the marker.
Basra at a glance
- Country
- Iraq
- Known locally as
- العراق
- Population
- 2,600,000
- Currency
- IQD
- Dialling code
- +964
- Languages
- Arabic, Kurdish
- Time zone
- Asia/Baghdad
- Coordinates
- 30.51, 47.81
Population from GeoNames, country facts from the countries-list dataset.
Working from Basra
Overlapping working hours with the hubs people work with most. Berlin shares the most at 8 a day.
Basra's clock, and what it costs you
Basra keeps the Asia/Baghdad timezone, UTC+3 on 20 September. It does not observe daylight saving time, so the offset stays the same all year. That makes Basra 3 hours ahead of UTC.
Working-hours overlap with major hubs
Working 09:00–17:00 in Basra (the assumed default, we hold no figure for this country), against each hub's own working day, this is how much of your day overlaps:
- New York, 1 h overlap
- London, 6 h overlap
- Singapore, 4 h overlap
On 20 September the sun rises around 05:36 and sets around 17:48 in Basra. The days are in the week from 20 September getting about 2 minutes shorter each day. The moon on the night of 20 September is a waxing gibbous.
20 September is in week 38.
Most offices in Basra run 09:00–17:00 in UTC+3, as far as we can tell — that is our default rather than a figure for this country. If you need to reach someone there, aim for their mid-morning or early afternoon, and use the overlap tool to find the exact window from wherever you happen to be. The clock at the top of this page stays live and always reflects the current offset, daylight saving included.
The working week
- Basra
- 09:00 to 17:00, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday. Assumed: we have no verified convention for this country, so the international default is used.
FAQ
Which timezone is Basra in?
Basra uses Asia/Baghdad, which is UTC+3.
Does Basra observe daylight saving time?
The Asia/Baghdad zone adjusts automatically for DST where it applies; the clock above is always correct.