Current time in Dubai
Live local time, date and time zone information for Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Current time in Dubai
18:12:19
Asia/Dubai · UTC+04:00
Time zone in Dubai
Dubai is in United Arab Emirates and uses the Asia/Dubai time zone. Dubai does not observe daylight saving time, so it stays on Gulf Standard Time (UTC+04:00) all year.
Sunrise and sunset in Dubai
Sun and clock in Dubai
Dubai lies about 5° 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 12:19 in standard time, which makes mornings darker and evenings lighter than the clock alone would suggest.
Daylight through the year in Dubai
At 25.2°N latitude, Dubai sees its longest day around the June solstice, when the sun is above the horizon for about 13 h 42 m. The shortest day comes six months later at roughly 10 h 34 m, a swing of about 3 h 8 m between midsummer and midwinter.
The seasons here are clear but moderate: 3 h 8 m separates the longest day from the shortest.
On the June solstice the sun rises in Dubai at about 05:29 and sets at about 19:11; on the December solstice it rises at about 06:59 and sets at about 17:33.
When the clocks change in Dubai
Dubai 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 Dubai 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, Sydney and Los Angeles do change their clocks, so their difference from Dubai moves by an hour twice a year; New Delhi, Singapore and Tokyo do not, so those differences never change.
Calling Dubai from another time zone
A working day of roughly 09:00 to 17:00 in Dubai 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 Dubai, so a call means an early start or a late finish for someone.
- London’s working day overlaps with Dubai’s for 5 hours, from 12:00 to 17:00 Dubai time.
- Tokyo overlaps for only 3 hours, from 09:00 to 12:00 Dubai 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
Dubai is currently on UTC+04:00. Once the page has loaded, this section compares it with the time zone your browser reports.
Dubai compared with other cities
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Nearby cities
Other places in this directory that keep Asia/Dubai time: Abu Dhabi. Their clocks match Dubai’s exactly, including any daylight saving change. The nearest listed city on a different zone is Doha, about 380 km away on Asia/Qatar, currently 1 h behind Dubai.
Time zone rules: IANA tz database release 2026c, applied when this page was generated on 2026-10-09. Sun times: NOAA solar equations for 25.20°N, 55.27°E, flat horizon at sea level.
Frequently asked questions
What time zone is Dubai in?
Dubai uses the Asia/Dubai time zone — Gulf Standard Time, UTC+04:00.
Does Dubai use daylight saving time?
Dubai does not observe daylight saving time, so it stays on Gulf Standard Time (UTC+04:00) all year.
What is the UTC offset for Dubai?
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 Dubai and my location?
The section above compares Dubai with your own time zone as detected by your browser, and the table lists the difference against major cities worldwide.