Medellin to Basra: time difference
Basra is 8 h ahead of Medellin. 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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Medellin 22:12 10:12 PM Basra 06:12 6:12 AM You –:–
22:12 10:12 PM
Colombia Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 05:50 · 🌙 17:51
06:12 6:12 AM
Arabian Standard Time · UTC+3
☀️ 05:48 · 🌙 17:25
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+8 h
Basra is 8 h ahead of Medellin.
When you, Medellin and Basra are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇨🇴 Medellin
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
🇮🇶 Basra
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 0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇨🇴 Medellin | 🇮🇶 Basra |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 22:12 | 06:12 |
| Local date | Friday, October 9, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Colombia Standard Time | Arabian Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC+3 |
| Offset from Medellin | — | +8 h |
| IANA zone | America/Bogota | Asia/Baghdad |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:50 | 05:48 |
| Sunset | 17:51 | 17:25 |
| Daylight | 12 h 1 min | 11 h 37 min |
| People on this clock | 2,486,723 | 2,150,000 |
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Medellin and Basra: common questions
How many hours ahead of Medellin is Basra?
The clocks in Basra are 8 hours ahead of those in Medellin (UTC+3 and UTC−5).
If it is 9:00 AM in Medellin, what time is it in Basra?
At 9:00 AM in Medellin, clocks in Basra show 5:00 PM.
What time is it in Basra at the end of the working day in Medellin?
The working day in Medellin ends at 6:00 PM; in Basra it is 2:00 AM (the next day) at that moment.
Is there a time when both Medellin and Basra are at work?
Yes: from 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM in Medellin (5:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Basra), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When does the date change in Basra compared with Medellin?
The new day starts in Basra earlier: at 4:00 PM in Medellin it is already midnight there. Until 8:00 AM in Basra, Medellin is still on the previous day.
Is the time difference between Medellin and Basra the same all year?
Yes. Neither Medellin nor Basra switches to summer time, so the gap is always 8 hours.
