Current Time in Dubai

About time in Dubai

Dubai keeps the same clock every day of the year. The United Arab Emirates runs on Gulf Standard Time at UTC+4 and has never adopted daylight saving, so there is no spring or autumn switch to track. This stable offset makes Dubai four hours ahead of London in winter and a popular reference point for traders working between Europe and Asia. The lack of clock changes also keeps prayer schedules and business hours steady across the seasons.

Dubai does not make seasonal clock changes under its current rules. Its offset is UTC+4 (no DST). The live clock above reads Dubai's local time directly from the IANA time zone database in your browser, using the rules installed on your device. Keep your browser updated when regional rules change. To plan a call or convert a specific moment, use the timezone converter or meeting planner linked below.

Daylight in Dubai through 2026

Dubai sits at about 25.2°N, 55.3°E. The longest day of 2026 is June 15, with 13h 42m between sunrise and sunset. The shortest is December 17, with 10h 34m, a difference of 3 h 8 min. At this latitude the seasons change day length noticeably but not dramatically, so the working day has usable daylight all year.

The earliest sunrise of the year comes around June 1 (05:28) and the latest sunset around July 1 (19:13). These are not exactly on the solstice because the sun’s position runs slightly ahead of or behind clock time during the year.

Solar noon, when the sun is highest, falls at about 12:26 local time in late March, 12:20 in late June and 12:16 in late December. In standard time the sun is highest at about 12:19 on average, close to 12:00, so the clock and the sun are well aligned in Dubai.

Local clock times, including daylight saving where it applies. Calculated with the standard sunrise equation for the city centre; terrain and tall buildings can delay the visible sunrise.

Clock changes in Dubai (2026–2027)

Dubai keeps the same offset all year. No clock changes are scheduled in 2026 or 2027 under the time-zone rules used for this page. Its gap to cities that do observe daylight saving still changes when they move their clocks: in January Dubai is 4 hours ahead of London and 9 hours ahead of New York.

Dates come from the IANA time zone database as bundled with this site’s build. Governments occasionally change rules at short notice; see our methodology.