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Lorestan Province, Iran

Lorestan Province uses Iran Standard Time, UTC+3:30. Khorramabad and the province’s other communities share the national clock, though mountains make visible sunrise highly location-dependent.

Khorramabad, Iran

Friday, 4 September 2026

UTC+3:30 · Asia/Tehran

Time and sun data for Khorramabad — the largest city of Lorestan Province

The sun in Khorramabad

Sunrise 05:54 Solar noon 12:17 Sunset 18:41 Daylight 12 h 47 min Night 11 h 13 min Civil twilight 05:28 – 19:06

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Current time in Lorestan Province, Iran

Lorestan’s local time is three hours and thirty minutes ahead of UTC. The offset is uniform across the province and matches the rest of Iran. Travellers do not reset clocks when arriving from another Iranian province.

The half-hour element is the main point to remember in international comparisons. If a digital calendar is configured for Iran, it should perform the conversion. For arrangements written by hand, including UTC+3:30 beside the local hour provides a useful check.

National zone: Iran Standard Time UTC offset: plus three hours and thirty minutes Difference between Lorestan cities: zero Need to adjust a watch within Iran: no In Lorestan, the road may climb and descend while the time zone stays admirably level.

Cities using Lorestan time

Khorramabad is the provincial capital and the usual reference point. Borujerd is another major city, and other urban centres include Dorud, Kuhdasht, Aligudarz, and Nurabad. Their official clocks remain aligned throughout the day.

The province’s settlements are distributed among valleys, plains, and mountainous areas. Borujerd is north of Khorramabad, while Aligudarz and Dorud occupy the eastern side of the province. Kuhdasht lies farther west. Position matters for solar events even when clock readings match.

For a call to any of these cities, one Lorestan time conversion is enough. For an outing beginning at dawn, use the departure point rather than the province as a whole. This avoids treating a broad administrative region as a single observation site.

Reading a sunrise time correctly

Sunrise tables calculate the event for defined coordinates and a particular date. A result for central Khorramabad will differ slightly from one for Borujerd or Aligudarz. The difference reflects Earth’s geometry, not separate local timekeeping.

Lorestan’s relief can produce a larger gap between calculated sunrise and first visible sunlight. An eastern ridge may keep a valley shaded. Conversely, an observer with a clear elevated horizon may see the Sun close to the published time.

Use the closest city available. Enter exact coordinates for isolated locations. Verify the date and Iranian time zone. Consider the direction and height of nearby terrain.

Questions and answers
Is Borujerd time different from Khorramabad time?
No. Both cities use Iran Standard Time.
Will my clock change when entering Lorestan?
Not when arriving from elsewhere in Iran.
Why may a valley remain dark after sunrise?
A mountain or ridge can block direct sunlight after the astronomical sunrise has occurred.

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