Time in Basrah now

4:57PMUTC+3

Tuesday, November 3, 2026

UTC+3+8 h vs New York (you)Asia/Baghdad

No clock changes: Basrah stays on UTC+3 all year.

Clock rules in Basrah

Basrah keeps UTC+3 all year, the time of all of Iraq.

There is no daylight saving time; the last summer time here was in 2007.

The weekend in Iraq is Friday and Saturday, so the working week runs Sunday to Thursday (CLDR, the locale data phones and computers use): plan calls with a Monday-to-Friday office around it.

Local mean solar time at 47.78° E is UTC+3:11, so the clock runs 11 min behind the sun: it is highest at about 11:49 AM. That is 14 min earlier than in Baghdad, on the same clock.

Basrah has kept the same clocks as Baghdad since at least 1970; the zone’s rules, coming changes and history are on the Asia/Baghdad page.

Time difference from Basrah

Place	Why listed	Local time now	Their clock vs Basrah	January	July
Baghdad	Capital · 450 km	4:57 PM Tue, Nov 3	+0 h	0 h	0 h
Kuwait City	Nearest capitals abroad · 130 km	4:57 PM Tue, Nov 3	+0 h	0 h	0 h
Manama	Nearest capitals abroad · 550 km	4:57 PM Tue, Nov 3	+0 h	0 h	0 h
Riyadh	Nearest capitals abroad · 660 km	4:57 PM Tue, Nov 3	+0 h	0 h	0 h
New York City	World cities	8:57 AM Tue, Nov 3	−8 h	−8 h	−7 h
Los Angeles	World cities	5:57 AM Tue, Nov 3	−11 h	−11 h	−10 h
London	World cities	1:57 PM Tue, Nov 3	−3 h	−3 h	−2 h
Berlin	World cities	2:57 PM Tue, Nov 3	−2 h	−2 h	−1 h
Dubai	World cities	5:57 PM Tue, Nov 3	+1 h	+1 h	+1 h

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Places near Basrah

Place	Distance	Clock vs Basrah
Abū al-Kahṣīb	12 km south-east	same clock
Az Zubayr	15 km south-west	same clock
Khorramshahr IR	39 km east	30 min ahead
Abadan IR	54 km east	30 min ahead
Umm Qaşr	54 km south	same clock
Al Qurnah	65 km north-west	same clock
Al Madīnah	70 km north-west	same clock
Al Fāw	89 km south-east	same clock

Basrah at a glance

CountryIraq
Population1,326,564
Coordinates30.51° N, 47.78° E
Elevation4 m
Time zone IDAsia/Baghdad
Standard timeUTC+3
Daylight saving timenone
Calling code+964

Questions

What time zone is Basrah in?

Basrah keeps UTC+3 all year, the time of all of Iraq. Its IANA time zone ID is Asia/Baghdad.

Does Basrah change its clocks?

No. Basrah does not change its clocks under the current rules. It last used daylight saving time in 2007, after 26 years with summer time since 1970.

What is the time difference between Basrah and New York?

Basrah is 8 hours ahead of New York in January and 7 hours ahead of New York in July, because New York changes its clocks and Basrah does not.