Convert UAE to IST
IST = UAE +1 h 30 min
IST is 1 hour 30 minutes ahead of UAE time all year.
UAE · UAE time
8:07PMUTC+4
Tuesday, November 3, 2026
IST · India Standard Time · UTC+5:30
9:37PM
Tuesday, November 3, 2026
UAE to IST for every hour
Every hour of the UAE day with the matching IST time, valid on any date. From 10:30 PM UAE time, IST is already on the next calendar day.
| UAE | IST +1 h 30 min | 24-hour |
|---|---|---|
| 12:00 AM | 1:30 AM | 00:00 → 01:30 |
| 1:00 AM | 2:30 AM | 01:00 → 02:30 |
| 2:00 AM | 3:30 AM | 02:00 → 03:30 |
| 3:00 AM | 4:30 AM | 03:00 → 04:30 |
| 4:00 AM | 5:30 AM | 04:00 → 05:30 |
| 5:00 AM | 6:30 AM | 05:00 → 06:30 |
| 6:00 AM | 7:30 AM | 06:00 → 07:30 |
| 7:00 AM | 8:30 AM | 07:00 → 08:30 |
| 8:00 AM | 9:30 AM | 08:00 → 09:30 |
| 9:00 AM | 10:30 AM | 09:00 → 10:30 |
| 10:00 AM | 11:30 AM | 10:00 → 11:30 |
| 11:00 AM | 12:30 PM | 11:00 → 12:30 |
| 12:00 PM | 1:30 PM | 12:00 → 13:30 |
| 1:00 PM | 2:30 PM | 13:00 → 14:30 |
| 2:00 PM | 3:30 PM | 14:00 → 15:30 |
| 3:00 PM | 4:30 PM | 15:00 → 16:30 |
| 4:00 PM | 5:30 PM | 16:00 → 17:30 |
| 5:00 PM | 6:30 PM | 17:00 → 18:30 |
| 6:00 PM | 7:30 PM | 18:00 → 19:30 |
| 7:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 19:00 → 20:30 |
| 8:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 20:00 → 21:30 |
| 9:00 PM | 10:30 PM | 21:00 → 22:30 |
| 10:00 PM | 11:30 PM | 22:00 → 23:30 |
| 11:00 PM | 12:30 AM +1 day | 23:00 → 00:30 |
Bold rows fall inside office hours (9:00 to 17:00) on both sides. The dot marks the current UAE hour.
The UAE times people look up most
| UAE | IST +1 h 30 min |
|---|---|
| 2:00 PM | 3:30 PM |
| 10:00 AM | 11:30 AM |
| 3:00 PM | 4:30 PM |
| 1:00 PM | 2:30 PM |
| 11:00 AM | 12:30 PM |
| 4:00 PM | 5:30 PM |
Does the difference change during the year?
No. Neither the UAE nor India uses daylight saving time, so nothing moves and the gap is always 1 hour 30 minutes.
Converting UAE to IST by hand
Add 1 hour 30 minutes: 3:30 PM UAE is 5:00 PM IST.
Going back from IST to UAE, do the opposite.
Where the UAE and IST working days overlap
Two 9:00–17:00 days share 6 hours 30 minutes: 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM UAE, which is 10:30 AM to 5:00 PM IST.
What UAE and IST mean
UAE time
The United Arab Emirates (Dubai, Abu Dhabi) keep Gulf Standard Time, UTC+4, all year, with no daylight saving time.
India Standard Time
IST here is India Standard Time, UTC+5:30, used in all of India all year: no daylight saving time and a single zone for the whole country.
IST can also mean Israel Standard Time (UTC+2, Israel) or Irish Standard Time (UTC+1, Ireland, in summer). This page uses India Standard Time, the meaning people searching for this conversion have in mind. For another one, type the city into the time zone converter.