Current time in Dubai, United Arab Emirates
The current local time in Dubai is shown below. Dubai observes GST.
Daylight saving time
Dubai does not observe daylight saving time. The local offset is fixed year-round.
Sunrise & sunset today
Timezone facts
- Timezone
- Asia/Dubai
- Standard abbreviation
- GST
- Observes daylight saving
- No
- Country
- 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates
- Business hours
- 09:00 – 17:00 local
Dubai in context
Dubai sits on the south-eastern shore of the Persian Gulf, the second-largest of the seven United Arab Emirates by both area and population. The city proper covers around 3.7 million residents, with the wider Dubai-Sharjah-Ajman conurbation pushing closer to 5 million. The geography splits between the historic Creek bisecting the city centre and the newer developments along Sheikh Zayed Road extending south-west toward Abu Dhabi, including the artificial Palm Jumeirah and the cluster of tall buildings around Downtown Dubai.
Timezone history of Dubai
Dubai observes Gulf Standard Time at UTC+4, four hours ahead of UTC year-round with no seasonal change. The United Arab Emirates has never operated daylight saving, leaving the country's commercial hours stable in relation to neighbouring markets in Saudi Arabia at UTC+3 and Oman at UTC+4. The four-hour offset places Dubai an hour ahead of Moscow in summer and three hours ahead of London in winter, putting it usefully between the eastern Asian and western European trading days.
Working hours in Dubai
The UAE moved its standard working week from Sunday-to-Thursday to Monday-to-Friday in January 2022, bringing Dubai into alignment with most international trading partners and making Saturday and Sunday the weekend. Government offices typically open from 07:30 to 15:30, while private-sector hours track international norms of around 09:00 to 18:00. During Ramadan, the working day is shortened by two hours by federal law, and most restaurants and cafés remain closed during daylight. Public holidays follow the Islamic calendar and therefore shift by around eleven days each year.