Current time in Abu Dhabi
Live local time, date and time zone information for Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
Current time in Abu Dhabi
18:12:25
Asia/Dubai · UTC+04:00
Time zone in Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi is in United Arab Emirates and uses the Asia/Dubai time zone. Abu Dhabi does not observe daylight saving time, so it stays on Gulf Standard Time (UTC+04:00) all year.
Sunrise and sunset in Abu Dhabi
Sun and clock in Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi lies about 6° west of the meridian its time zone is built around, so the sun runs late against the clock. Averaged over the year, solar noon does not arrive until 12:22 in standard time, which makes mornings darker and evenings lighter than the clock alone would suggest.
Daylight through the year in Abu Dhabi
At 24.5°N latitude, Abu Dhabi sees its longest day around the June solstice, when the sun is above the horizon for about 13 h 39 m. The shortest day comes six months later at roughly 10 h 37 m, a swing of about 3 h 2 m between midsummer and midwinter.
The seasons here are clear but moderate: 3 h 2 m separates the longest day from the shortest.
On the June solstice the sun rises in Abu Dhabi at about 05:34 and sets at about 19:13; on the December solstice it rises at about 07:01 and sets at about 17:39.
When the clocks change in Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi does not change its clocks. The offset stays at UTC+04:00 every day of the year, so a time arranged here means the same thing in January as it does in July. That makes Abu Dhabi a straightforward place to schedule against — there is no window in the calendar where a recurring meeting quietly shifts by an hour.
Of the cities compared further down this page, New York, London and Sydney do change their clocks, so their difference from Abu Dhabi moves by an hour twice a year; Dubai, New Delhi, Singapore and Tokyo do not, so those differences never change.
Calling Abu Dhabi from another time zone
A working day of roughly 09:00 to 17:00 in Abu Dhabi corresponds to 05:00–13:00 UTC. To find the equivalent window where you are, add your own offset to those hours: somewhere on UTC+00:00 would be looking at 05:00–13:00.
Taking a working day as 09:00 to 17:00 in each place:
- New York has no overlap at all: when it is 09:00 there, it is already 17:00 in Abu Dhabi, so a call means an early start or a late finish for someone.
- London’s working day overlaps with Abu Dhabi’s for 5 hours, from 12:00 to 17:00 Abu Dhabi time.
- Tokyo overlaps for only 3 hours, from 09:00 to 12:00 Abu Dhabi time — late in the day at one end and early at the other.
These windows use the offsets in force on 2026-10-09; where one side observes daylight saving and the other does not, they move by an hour twice a year.
Time difference from your location
Abu Dhabi is currently on UTC+04:00. Once the page has loaded, this section compares it with the time zone your browser reports.
Abu Dhabi compared with other cities
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Nearby cities
Other places in this directory that keep Asia/Dubai time: Dubai. Their clocks match Abu Dhabi’s exactly, including any daylight saving change. The nearest listed city on a different zone is Doha, about 300 km away on Asia/Qatar, currently 1 h behind Abu Dhabi.
Time zone rules: IANA tz database release 2026c, applied when this page was generated on 2026-10-09. Sun times: NOAA solar equations for 24.45°N, 54.38°E, flat horizon at sea level.
Frequently asked questions
What time zone is Abu Dhabi in?
Abu Dhabi uses the Asia/Dubai time zone — Gulf Standard Time, UTC+04:00.
Does Abu Dhabi use daylight saving time?
Abu Dhabi does not observe daylight saving time, so it stays on Gulf Standard Time (UTC+04:00) all year.
What is the UTC offset for Abu Dhabi?
The standard offset is UTC+04:00 all year. The clock at the top of this page shows the offset that applies right now.
What is the time difference between Abu Dhabi and my location?
The section above compares Abu Dhabi with your own time zone as detected by your browser, and the table lists the difference against major cities worldwide.