Current time in Dubai
Dubai is a major city in United Arab Emirates, in United Arab Emirates in the Middle East region. The city runs on Asia/Dubai (UTC+04:00, GMT+4). With a population of around 3.3M, it is a significant economic and cultural hub, and its local time is frequently needed for scheduling calls, coordinating shipments, and planning travel across Asia.
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Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Timezone
Asia/Dubai
UTC offset
UTC+04:00
Standard
GST
DST
No regular shift
Local time guide
Time in Dubai for calls, travel, and planning
Dubai is a major city in United Arab Emirates, in United Arab Emirates in the Middle East region. The city runs on Asia/Dubai (UTC+04:00, GMT+4). With a population of around 3.3M, it is a significant economic and cultural hub, and its local time is frequently needed for scheduling calls, coordinating shipments, and planning travel across Asia.
Use this page when you need the live local time in Dubai for meetings, travel plans, event schedules, support hours, or international calls. London is currently 3 hours behind Dubai. New York is currently 8 hours behind Dubai.
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Timezone
Asia/Dubai
UTC Offset
UTC+04:00
Timezone abbreviation
GMT+4
DST
Not active
Region
Middle East
Country
United Arab Emirates
State / Area
Dubai
Calling Code
+971
City profile
Useful local details for Dubai
Dubai is located in United Arab Emirates, United Arab Emirates, in the Asia continent. The primary languages spoken here are Arabic, English. The city has a population of approximately 3.3M, ranking it #1 in United Arab Emirates by size. For timezone purposes, Dubai uses Asia/Dubai (UTC+04:00). It does not observe daylight saving time, so its UTC offset stays consistent year-round.
Travel and calls
Daylight Saving Time
Dubai does not observe daylight saving time. Its UTC offset of UTC+04:00 stays consistent throughout the year, which makes it a stable reference point when comparing with cities that do change clocks seasonally.
Dubai does not observe Daylight Saving Time.
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Planning calls with Dubai
For work calls, the standard business window in Dubai is roughly 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM GMT+4. If the other party is in a distant timezone, verify the exact date before sending a calendar invite daylight saving transitions can shift the overlap by an hour without warning.
Local planning notes
Use for meetings
Check Dubai local time before inviting people across Middle East or other regions.
Use for travel
For travel and business planning, Dubai uses AED and the calling code for United Arab Emirates is +971. Languages spoken here include Arabic, English. The city has a population of around 3.3M, making it a major regional hub for timezone planning in Middle East.
Use for daylight saving
Dubai does not observe daylight saving time. Its UTC offset of UTC+04:00 stays consistent throughout the year, which makes it a stable reference point when comparing with cities that do change clocks seasonally.
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Cities Sharing Asia/Dubai
Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah share the Asia/Dubai timezone with Dubai. These cities have the same current offset and follow the same daylight saving schedule, so they are useful alternatives when comparing local time across the region.
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