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🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates · Asia
Current time in Dubai
13:45:43
Wednesday, September 30, 2026
Dubai time zone
- IANA time zone
- Asia/Dubai
- Current offset
- UTC+4 from UTC
- Daylight saving time
- Not observed. Dubai stays on UTC+4 all year.
- Coordinates
- 25.2048°, 55.2708°
- Population
- 3.6M
Time difference from Dubai
- London is 3 hours behind Dubai.
- New York is 8 hours behind Dubai.
- Tokyo is 5 hours ahead of Dubai.
About Dubai's time zone
The UAE has used a fixed UTC+4 since the country's formation in 1971 and has never observed daylight saving time. Sitting this close to the equator, day length barely changes across the year, which is part of why Dubai — like most of the Gulf — never adopted seasonal clock shifts.
Frequently asked questions
- What time zone is Dubai in?
- Dubai uses the Asia/Dubai time zone, currently UTC+4 from UTC.
- Does Dubai observe daylight saving time?
- No. Dubai stays on UTC+4 year-round and does not observe daylight saving time.
- What is the time difference between Dubai and other major cities?
- London is 3 hours behind Dubai; New York is 8 hours behind Dubai; Tokyo is 5 hours ahead of Dubai.