Bahrain time now, live flip clock
Bahrain sets its clocks to UTC+3 all year round. The clock above is set to Manama, the capital, and counts every second.
Time zone in Bahrain
In the main time zone data, Bahrain borrows the entry kept for Qatar. It has no entry of its own there. So Bahrain's clocks and Qatar's agree in every month of the year.
- UTC+3
- Not observed
- Bahrain
How many hours ahead or behind Manama
On 25 October 2026, Kolkata is 2 hours 30 minutes ahead of Manama.
| City | Difference from Manama |
|---|---|
| Kolkata | 2 hours 30 minutes ahead |
| Karachi | 2 hours ahead |
| Dhaka | 3 hours ahead |
| Manila | 5 hours ahead |
| Dubai | 1 hour ahead |
| London | 2 hours behind |
| New York | 7 hours behind |
| Your time zone | Detected after this page loads |
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Bahrain's earlier offsets
- Standard time from the war years
- A second file in the time zone database, called backzone, still holds an entry for Bahrain alone. A source cited in its notes says Bahrain had no real standard time until partway through the Second World War. On that date the government adopted a time half an hour ahead of today's, the notes add.
- Two moves after that
- The backzone entry keeps that half-hour offset until a New Year's Day still within the war. From then on, it puts Bahrain a full hour ahead of today's offset. Its closing line brings Bahrain to the offset this page shows.
Questions about time in Bahrain
What time zone is Bahrain in?
Bahrain keeps UTC+3 throughout the kingdom. The Kingdom of Bahrain National Portal states the same offset on its About Bahrain page. Its four governorates, the Capital, Muharraq, Northern and Southern, all share that offset.
Does Bahrain use daylight saving time?
No. Bahrain shows no clock change anywhere in this site's time zone data. Its offset in July is the one it has in January. Where clocks do change, the gap with Manama moves. London is 3 hours behind Manama in the British winter. British Summer Time cuts that gap by an hour.
What is the time difference between Bahrain and India?
India is 2 hours 30 minutes ahead of Bahrain, in every month. Neither country moves its clocks, so the gap does not shift. Karachi sits 2 hours ahead of Manama, and Dhaka 3 hours ahead of it. Manila is 5 hours ahead of it. Pakistan, Bangladesh and the Philippines also keep one offset all year.
Is Bahrain on the same time as Dubai?
No. Dubai is 1 hour ahead of Manama in every month. A traveller landing in Dubai from Manama moves a watch forward by that hour. Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Iraq show the same time as Bahrain all year.
Time zone names for developers
| IANA zone | Standard time | Daylight saving time |
|---|---|---|
| Asia/Qatar | UTC+3 | No |
Sources
We checked each fact on this page against these sources on 16 October 2026. Times, offsets and clock changes come from the time zone database.