Current time in Tehran, Iran
The current local time in Tehran is shown below. Tehran observes IRST.
What's the daylight saving status?
Tehran does not observe daylight saving time. The local offset is fixed year-round.
When are sunrise & sunset today?
What are the timezone facts?
- Timezone
- Asia/Tehran
- Standard abbreviation
- IRST
- Observes daylight saving
- No
- Country
- 🇮🇷 Iran
- Business hours
- 09:00 – 17:00 local
What's the timezone history of Tehran?
Iran operates on a UTC+3:30 offset year-round, having abolished daylight saving in 2022 after a parliamentary vote ended decades of seasonal change. The half-hour offset places the country alongside India, Afghanistan (at UTC+4:30), and parts of Australia and Myanmar as one of the few in the world using a 30-minute fractional zone. Tehran's position roughly 51 degrees east places clock noon close to local solar noon, with the offset matching the city's actual position fairly cleanly.
What are the working hours in Tehran?
Tehran's working week runs Saturday to Wednesday with Thursday a half day and Friday the rest day, following the Iranian official calendar. Offices typically run 07:30 or 08:00 to 16:00 with a midday break around the dhuhr prayer. Public holidays follow the Iranian solar calendar of Nowruz (the New Year) around 21 March, which produces a two-week effective shutdown of business as families travel. Religious holidays follow the Islamic lunar calendar and shift annually relative to the civil year.
Where is Tehran?
Tehran sits at the foot of the Alborz mountain range in north-central Iran, with the snow-capped Tochal peak at around 3,960 metres rising immediately north of the city. The municipal population is around 8.7 million, with the wider Tehran province reaching above 13 million. The geography produces a strong altitude gradient across the city, with the wealthy northern districts of Shemiranat sitting around 1,700 metres above sea level and the southern industrial zones below 1,100 metres, an altitude difference comparable to a mid-sized mountain.