Iraq time zone history
Daylight saving time was used in 26 years since 1970, last in 2007; under the current rules the clocks no longer change. On standard time, clocks in Baghdad run 2 minutes ahead of local mean solar time.
UTC+3
Standard time is UTC+3 all year under the current rules.
Summer time in 26 of 57 years since 1970
Before 1970
Standard time changes
| Date | Change | New standard time | Clock label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Before 1970 | |||
| January 1, 1890 | Local mean time (UTC+2:57:40) replaced | UTC+2:57:36 | BMT |
| January 1, 1918 | Standard time forward 2 minutes | UTC+3 | numeric only |
Daylight saving periods
| Years | Clocks go forward | Clocks go back | Shift and labels |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | May 1 | October 1 | 1 hour |
| 1983 | March 31 | October 1 | 1 hour |
| 1984 | April 1 | October 1 | 1 hour |
| 1985 | April 1 | September 29 | 1 hour |
| 1986–1990 | last Sunday in March, 01:00 | last Sunday in September, 02:00 | 1 hour |
| 1991–2007 | 1 April, 03:00 | 1 October, 04:00 | 1 hour |
Also on UTC+3
Syria, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Simferopol (Ukraine), Turkey, Volgograd (Russia), Moscow (Russia), Belarus and Kirov (Russia) (nearest first; 1 more on the list of offsets).
Clocks next door since 1970
- Iran (692 km): usually 30 minutes ahead; different on 5,962 days in 1977–1980 and 1982–2022.
- Syria (753 km): usually 1 hour behind; different on 6,644 days in 1970–1978 and 1982–2026; same time today.
- Armenia (760 km): usually 1 hour ahead; different on 3,225 days in 1981–1985 and 1991–2011.
- Jordan (809 km): usually 1 hour behind; different on 6,865 days in 1973–1978 and 1982–2026; same time today.
- Lebanon (828 km): usually 1 hour behind; different on 6,227 days in 1972–1978 and 1982–2026.
How it compares
Standard time has stayed at UTC+3 since 1918.