What time is it in Dubai?
Dubai, United Arab Emirates, is in the Asia/Dubai timezone (UTC+4). The sun rises around 05:44 local time.
Dubai, UTC+4Asia/Dubai
- Sunrise
- 05:44
- Sunset
- 19:06
- Daylight
- 13 h 22 min
Dubai Drag to spin
Scheduling a call with someone in Dubai? Use the meeting planner to see when their working hours meet yours. Dubai is UTC+4, so the difference to you depends on where you are.
Dubai on your clock
Pick a time in Dubai and read it where you are. The strip below is that whole day, one cell per hour, shaded where each side is at work.
working hours 0 h shared Tap an hour to move the marker.
Dubai at a glance
- Country
- United Arab Emirates
- Known locally as
- دولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة
- Population
- 2,956,587
- Currency
- AED
- Dialling code
- +971
- Languages
- Arabic
- Time zone
- Asia/Dubai
- Coordinates
- 25.20, 55.27
Population from GeoNames, country facts from the countries-list dataset.
Working from Dubai
Overlapping working hours with the hubs people work with most. Berlin shares the most at 7 a day.
About the time in Dubai
Dubai keeps the Asia/Dubai timezone, UTC+4 right now. It does not observe daylight saving time, so the offset stays the same all year. That makes Dubai 4 hours ahead of UTC.
Working-hours overlap with major hubs
Working 08:00–17:00 in Dubai, against each hub's own working day, this is how much of your day overlaps:
- New York, 0 h overlap
- London, 5 h overlap
- Singapore, 6 h overlap
Today the sun rises around 05:44 and sets around 19:06 in Dubai. The days are currently getting about 1 minute shorter each day. Tonight's sky shows a waxing gibbous. Sun times and golden hour in Dubai →
It is currently week 31. The city is also home to the Dubai Financial Market: is the DFM open right now?
Most offices in Dubai run 08:00–17:00 in UTC+4. If you need to reach someone there, aim for their mid-morning or early afternoon, and use the overlap tool to find the exact window from wherever you happen to be. The clock at the top of this page stays live and always reflects the current offset, daylight saving included.
The working week
- Dubai
- 08:00 to 17:00, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday.
- The UAE moved to a Saturday and Sunday weekend in 2022, with a half day on Friday in the public sector.
FAQ
Which timezone is Dubai in?
Dubai uses Asia/Dubai, which is UTC+4.
Does Dubai observe daylight saving time?
The Asia/Dubai zone adjusts automatically for DST where it applies; the clock above is always correct.