Dubai to Iraq: time difference
Iraq is 1 h behind Dubai. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Dubai 09:08 9:08 AM Iraq 08:08 8:08 AM You –:–
09:08 9:08 AM
Gulf Standard Time · UTC+4
☀️ 06:16 · 🌙 17:58
08:08 8:08 AM
Arabian Standard Time · UTC+3
☀️ 06:03 · 🌙 17:37
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−1 h
Iraq is 1 h behind Dubai.
When you, Dubai and Iraq are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇦🇪 Dubai
0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM
🇮🇶 Iraq
23 11 PM 0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇦🇪 Dubai | 🇮🇶 Iraq |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 09:08 | 08:08 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Gulf Standard Time | Arabian Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+4 | UTC+3 |
| Offset from Dubai | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Dubai | Asia/Baghdad |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:16 | 06:03 |
| Sunset | 17:58 | 17:37 |
| Daylight | 11 h 43 min | 11 h 34 min |
| People on this clock | 3,790,000 | 38,274,618 |
Compare Dubai with another city
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Big time differences
Dubai and Iraq: common questions
How many hours behind Dubai is Iraq?
The clocks in Iraq are 1 hour behind those in Dubai (UTC+3 and UTC+4).
If it is 9:00 AM in Dubai, what time is it in Iraq?
At 9:00 AM in Dubai, clocks in Iraq show 8:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Dubai, what time is it in Iraq?
At 6:00 PM in Dubai, clocks in Iraq show 5:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Iraq from Dubai?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Dubai – that is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Iraq – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it still the previous day in Iraq?
Until 1:00 AM in Dubai it is still the previous day in Iraq. The other way round, from 11:00 PM in Iraq it is already the next day in Dubai.
Does the time gap between Dubai and Iraq change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Dubai nor in Iraq, so the gap is 1 hour all year round.
