Dubai
United Arab Emirates
Thursday, 13th August 2026
- UTC offset
- UTC+4
- Time zone
- Asia/DubaiUTC+4
- Sunrise
- 1:51 am
- Sunset
- 2:55 pm
- Daylight
- 13 hours 3 minutes74 seconds shorter than yesterday
- Daylight saving
- NeverSame offset all year
Daylight saving in Dubai
Clocks here do not change — this zone stays on the same offset all year.
Dubai has stayed on UTC+4 (UTC+4) all year, which means the difference to places that do change their clocks moves by an hour twice a year without Dubai doing anything.
Dubai time to your time
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Call times with London
Both places are at work between 12pm and 17:00 in Dubai — 9am to 1pm at the other end.
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Time difference between Dubai and major cities
| City | Local time | 24h | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles PDT | 4:26 pm Wed | 16:26 | 11 hours behind |
| Mexico City CST | 5:26 pm Wed | 17:26 | 10 hours behind |
| Chicago CDT | 6:26 pm Wed | 18:26 | 9 hours behind |
| New York City EDT | 7:26 pm Wed | 19:26 | 8 hours behind |
| Toronto EDT | 7:26 pm Wed | 19:26 | 8 hours behind |
| São Paulo UTC-3 | 8:26 pm Wed | 20:26 | 7 hours behind |
| London BST | 12:26 am | 00:26 | 3 hours behind |
| Paris CEST | 1:26 am | 01:26 | 2 hours behind |
| Berlin CEST | 1:26 am | 01:26 | 2 hours behind |
| Johannesburg SAST | 1:26 am | 01:26 | 2 hours behind |
| Moscow MSK | 2:26 am | 02:26 | 1 hour behind |
| Cairo EEST | 2:26 am | 02:26 | 1 hour behind |
| Delhi IST | 4:56 am | 04:56 | 1 hour 30 minutes ahead |
| Shanghai CST | 7:26 am | 07:26 | 4 hours ahead |
| Tokyo JST | 8:26 am | 08:26 | 5 hours ahead |
| Sydney AEST | 9:26 am | 09:26 | 6 hours ahead |
| Auckland NZST | 11:26 am | 11:26 | 8 hours ahead |
About Dubai
- Population
- 3790000
- Coordinates
- 25.077, 55.309
- Region
- United Arab Emirates
- IANA zone
- Asia/Dubai
- Solar noon
- 8:23 am
Sunrise and sunset above are computed from these coordinates with the NOAA solar equations — not looked up from a table, and not the same as the neighbouring city's.
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Questions people ask
What time is it in Dubai right now?
It is 3:26 am (03:26 on a 24-hour clock) on Thursday, 13th August 2026 in Dubai. The clock on this page updates every second and is set from the server, not from your device, so it stays right even if your own clock has drifted.
What time zone is Dubai in?
Dubai uses the Asia/Dubai time zone, currently UTC+4 (UTC+4). That IANA identifier is the one to put in a calendar invite or a database column — abbreviations like UTC+4 are ambiguous, IANA identifiers are not.
Is Dubai on daylight saving time right now?
No — and it never is. Dubai stays on UTC+4 (UTC+4) all year round.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Dubai today?
The sun rises at 5:51 am and sets at 6:55 pm today, giving 13 hours 3 minutes of daylight. That is 74 seconds shorter than yesterday.
How many hours ahead is Dubai of Los Angeles?
Dubai is 11 hours ahead of Los Angeles. When it is 3:26 am in Dubai, it is 4:26 pm in Los Angeles. The full comparison table on this page covers twenty major cities and recalculates itself whenever either end changes its clocks.
Where exactly is Dubai?
Dubai is in United Arab Emirates, at 25.08° N, 55.31° E, with a population of about 3,790,000. Those coordinates are what the sunrise and sunset times above are calculated from.