Time in United Arab Emirates now
4:07PMUTC+4
UTC+4+9 h vs New York (you)Asia/Dubai
No clock changes: United Arab Emirates stays on UTC+4 all year.
Time zone in United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates uses a single time zone: UTC+4 all year. Every clock in the country shows the same time.
Abu Dhabi lies at 54.4° east, where mean solar time is UTC+3:38 (four minutes per degree of longitude). The clocks run 22 min ahead of the sun, so on average the sun is highest at about 12:22 PM.
Daylight saving time in United Arab Emirates
No. The United Arab Emirates stays on UTC+4 all year, and the tz database records no daylight saving time here at any point.
Clock history of United Arab Emirates
The record begins with local mean time (clocks set by the sun, UTC+3:41 in Dubai), which ended on December 31, 1919, when UTC+4 replaced it. The record shows no daylight saving time at any point. The table summarises the clocks of the United Arab Emirates year by year since 1970, from the tzdata entry Asia/Dubai.
| Years | Clocks | Abbreviations |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 onward | UTC+4 all year | — |
Rows from 2027 on follow the rules in tzdata 2026f; a government decision would change them in the next release.
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Time difference between United Arab Emirates and major cities
| City | Local time now | United Arab Emirates vs city now | January | July | Office overlap Jan / Jul |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 7:07 AM Tue, Nov 3 | +9 h | +9 h | +8 h | none / none |
| Los Angeles | 4:07 AM Tue, Nov 3 | +12 h | +12 h | +11 h | none / none |
| London | 12:07 PM Tue, Nov 3 | +4 h | +4 h | +3 h | 4 h / 5 h |
| Berlin | 1:07 PM Tue, Nov 3 | +3 h | +3 h | +2 h | 5 h / 6 h |
| New Delhi | 5:37 PM Tue, Nov 3 | −1 h 30 min | −1 h 30 min | −1 h 30 min | 6 h 30 min / 6 h 30 min |
| Singapore | 8:07 PM Tue, Nov 3 | −4 h | −4 h | −4 h | 4 h / 4 h |
| Beijing | 8:07 PM Tue, Nov 3 | −4 h | −4 h | −4 h | 4 h / 4 h |
| Tokyo | 9:07 PM Tue, Nov 3 | −5 h | −5 h | −5 h | 3 h / 3 h |
| Sydney | 11:07 PM Tue, Nov 3 | −7 h | −7 h | −6 h | 1 h / 2 h |
Office hours and calls
With JavaScript on, this line shows how United Arab Emirates’s office hours overlap yours today.
the United Arab Emirates and New York share no office hours: when offices open at 9:00 AM in the United Arab Emirates, it is 12:00 AM in New York. A call has to be early or late for one side: 5:00 PM in the United Arab Emirates is 8:00 AM in New York.
A 9-to-5 day in the United Arab Emirates overlaps London’s for 4 h in January (1:00 PM–5:00 PM the United Arab Emirates time), 5 h in July. At 9:00 AM in the United Arab Emirates it is 5:00 AM in London.
A 9-to-5 day in the United Arab Emirates overlaps New Delhi’s for 6 h 30 min in January (9:00 AM–3:30 PM the United Arab Emirates time) and the same in July. At 9:00 AM in the United Arab Emirates it is 10:30 AM in New Delhi.
Neighbouring time zones
The nearest large cities on a different clock, with the straight-line distance from Abu Dhabi and the difference now.
| City | Distance | Time now | Their clock vs here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doha Qatar | 300 km | 3:07 PM UTC+3 | −1 h |
| Shiraz Iran | 600 km | 3:37 PM UTC+3:30 | −0 h 30 min |
| Karachi Pakistan | 1,280 km | 5:07 PM PKT | +1 h |
| Rājkot India | 1,690 km | 5:37 PM IST | +1 h 30 min |
| Kabul Afghanistan | 1,810 km | 4:37 PM UTC+4:30 | +0 h 30 min |
| Beirut Lebanon | 2,110 km | 2:07 PM EET | −2 h |
Same clock as the United Arab Emirates
These places keep exactly the same time as the United Arab Emirates all year under the current rules (zones Asia/Baku, Asia/Tbilisi, Asia/Yerevan, Europe/Astrakhan, Europe/Samara and 3 more).
Cities in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates at a glance
- CapitalAbu Dhabi
- Population11,513,149
- Time zone IDAsia/Dubai
- Standard timeUTC+4
- Daylight saving timenone
- Calling code+971