Time in Dubai, United Arab Emirates 🇦🇪
The current local time in Dubai, United Arab Emirates is shown below — the city is in the Asia/Dubai time zone (UTC +04:00 · GST).
Dubai local time
Sunday, 11 October 2026 GST
Dubai at a glance
- Time zone
Asia/Dubai· Gulf Standard Time- UTC offset now
- +04:00 GST
- Daylight saving
- No · UTC +04:00 all year
- Coordinates
- 25.20° N, 55.27° E
- Population
- 3,331,420
- Country
- United Arab Emirates · ISO AE
- Dialing code
- +971
- Currency
- United Arab Emirates Dirham (AED)
- Work week
- Monday to Friday
- Drives on the
- Right
Dubai right now
Time difference
Dubai is shown here relative to your device's time zone.
Planning a call? Compare hours side by side in the time zone converter.
Next public holiday
New Year's Day
Thu, Jan 1, 2026 · all United Arab Emirates holidays →
Sun today
Sunrise 06:16 · Sunset 17:57
Day length 11h 41m · twilight and monthly table →
Dubai vs. major cities
How far Dubai is from the world's main business centres right now, what time it is there when the working day starts in Dubai, and which hours of a 09:00–17:00 day the two places share. Daylight saving changes are applied automatically.
| City | Difference | At 09:00 in Dubai | Shared office hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York · United States | −8 h | 01:00 | None |
| Los Angeles · United States | −11 h | 22:00 (prev. day) | None |
| São Paulo · Brazil | −7 h | 02:00 | 16:00–17:00 |
| London · United Kingdom | −3 h | 06:00 | 12:00–17:00 |
| Paris · France | −2 h | 07:00 | 11:00–17:00 |
| Johannesburg · South Africa | −2 h | 07:00 | 11:00–17:00 |
| Delhi · India | +1:30 h | 10:30 | 09:00–15:30 |
| Singapore · Singapore | +4 h | 13:00 | 09:00–13:00 |
| Beijing · China | +4 h | 13:00 | 09:00–13:00 |
| Tokyo · Japan | +5 h | 14:00 | 09:00–12:00 |
Shared office hours are shown in Dubai time. Compare any set of cities hour by hour in the time zone converter, or pick a slot that suits everyone with the event planner.
Clock changes in Dubai
Dubai has kept the same UTC +04:00 offset without daylight saving time since at least 1970.
No clock changes are scheduled in 2026 or 2027: Dubai stays on UTC +04:00 all year.
Source: IANA tz database, as shipped with the Unicode ICU library.
Daylight in Dubai through the year
The longest day in Dubai is 21 June with 13h 42m of daylight; the shortest is 22 December with 10h 34m. Day length swings by 3 h 8 min over the year. The earliest sunrise is at 05:29 on 3 June and the latest sunset at 19:14 on 27 June — not on the solstice itself, because solar noon drifts through the year.
Frequently asked questions
What time zone is Dubai in?
Dubai uses the Asia/Dubai time zone (GST): UTC +04:00 all year round.
Does Dubai observe daylight saving time?
No. Dubai has not used daylight saving time since at least 1970.
When is the longest day of the year in Dubai?
Around 21 June, with 13h 42m of daylight. The shortest day is around 22 December, with 10h 34m.
What is the dialing code for Dubai?
To call Dubai from abroad, dial your international access code, then United Arab Emirates's country code +971, then the local number without its leading trunk prefix.
What are normal working days in Dubai?
The standard work week in United Arab Emirates runs Monday to Friday, with the weekend on Saturday and Sunday. Keep this in mind when scheduling calls from countries with a different weekend.
Explore more for Dubai
Everything else we track for Dubai: daylight, weather, the country overview, and the exact time-zone references.