What timezone is Dubai in?

Dubai uses the IANA timezone Asia/Dubai. The UTC offset is always UTC+4 — this timezone does not observe daylight saving time.

Does Dubai observe daylight saving time?

No. Dubai does not observe daylight saving time. The UTC offset remains UTC+4 all year round.

What is the time difference between Dubai and New York?

Dubai is currently 8 hours ahead of New York.

What is the time difference between Dubai and London?

Dubai is currently 3 hours ahead of London.

Dubai, United Arab Emirates · UTC+4

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Dubai runs on UTC+4, year-round, no adjustment. The IANA identifier Asia/Dubai covers the UAE. Gulf Standard Time has never included daylight saving transitions, and the stable offset is one of the elements that makes Dubai function as a global transit and business hub.

UTC+4 sits precisely between European and Asian business hours in a way that is commercially useful. Dubai’s banks and trading floors open while London is still asleep (4am London time) and remain open into Asian afternoon hours. The three-way overlap between Gulf, European, and Asian working hours is compressed into Dubai’s single clock. Emirates airline uses this as a scheduling advantage: Dubai time lets the airline bridge East-West travel with layover times that suit both directions.

Sunday mornings and European rest days

The work week in Dubai runs Sunday through Thursday, with Friday and Saturday as the weekend, aligning with Islamic tradition. This means Dubai’s “Monday morning” is European Sunday evening. For international business partners, this creates persistent scheduling puzzles. A Dubai trader’s first working day of the week is their European counterpart’s day of rest. UTC+4’s stability at least means this asymmetry is constant and predictable.

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Sources

IANA Time Zone Database
UAE National Center of Meteorology (NCM)
Davis, Mike. Evil Paradises: Dreamworlds of Neoliberalism. New Press, 2007.

IANA timezone Asia/Dubai

Current offset UTC+4

Daylight saving No DST observed

— Mon–Fri, 09:00–17:00 Dubai local time

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Questions about time in Dubai

What timezone is Dubai in?: Dubai uses the IANA timezone Asia/Dubai. The UTC offset is always UTC+4 — this timezone does not observe daylight saving time.
Does Dubai observe daylight saving time?: No. Dubai does not observe daylight saving time. The UTC offset remains UTC+4 all year round.
What is the current UTC offset for Dubai?: Dubai is currently at UTC+4.
What is the time difference between Dubai and New York?: Dubai is currently 8 hours ahead of New York.
What is the time difference between Dubai and London?: Dubai is currently 3 hours ahead of London.
What is the time difference between Dubai and Los Angeles?: Dubai is currently 11 hours ahead of Los Angeles.
What is the time difference between Dubai and Tokyo?: Dubai is currently 5 hours behind Tokyo.
What is the IANA timezone name for Dubai?: The IANA timezone database identifier for Dubai is Asia/Dubai. Use this string in programming languages and APIs: JavaScript (`new Intl.DateTimeFormat('en-US', { timeZone: 'Asia/Dubai' })`), Python (`pytz.timezone('Asia/Dubai')`), or any IANA-compatible library.

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