United Arab Emirates time now, live flip clock
The United Arab Emirates keeps one time for all seven emirates, Gulf Standard Time, GST, UTC+4. Its clocks do not change. The clock above shows UAE time live, with seconds.
Time zone in the United Arab Emirates
Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah and the other emirates all keep the same time.
- GST, UTC+4
- Not observed
- Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Al Ain City
How many hours ahead or behind the UAE
On 7 October 2026, Kolkata is 1 hour 30 minutes ahead of the UAE.
| City | Difference from the UAE |
|---|---|
| Kolkata | 1 hour 30 minutes ahead |
| Karachi | 1 hour ahead |
| Manila | 4 hours ahead |
| Dhaka | 2 hours ahead |
| Riyadh | 1 hour behind |
| London | 3 hours behind |
| New York | 8 hours behind |
| Sydney | 7 hours ahead |
| Your time zone | Detected after this page loads |
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How the UAE keeps its time
- UAE Official Time
- EMI
- The Emirates Metrology Institute keeps the country's time scale and runs its time synchronisation services. It is part of the Abu Dhabi Quality and Conformity Council. Its reference clock is a caesium clock, and the time it keeps is called UAE Official Time.
- A weekend moved for world markets
- 4.5
- Federal government offices work Monday to Friday, with a half day on Friday. The weekend is Saturday and Sunday. The move from the old Friday and Saturday weekend was made to align the Emirates better with global markets. Sharjah's government works Monday to Thursday.
- No clock changes
- 0
- The Emirates have kept the same time all year since standard time replaced local sun time. They have never moved their clocks for summer. The gap with Europe and North America still shifts twice a year, because they change their clocks.
- The same time as Oman
- GST
- Oman keeps exactly the same time as the UAE. In the time zone database, Muscat is defined as Dubai's time. Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain and Kuwait are an hour behind. So a drive from Dubai into Oman needs no change of watch, but a flight to Riyadh does.
Questions about time in the United Arab Emirates
What time zone is the UAE in?
All seven emirates keep one time, Gulf Standard Time, GST, UTC+4. It does not change during the year. The national timekeeper, the Emirates Metrology Institute, calls it UAE Official Time. Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah always show the same time, and so does neighbouring Oman.
Does the UAE have daylight saving time?
No. The UAE stays on GST, UTC+4 all year and has never moved its clocks for summer. India, Pakistan and the Philippines do not change their clocks either, so its gap with them stays put. The gap with Europe and North America shifts by an hour twice a year, when they change their clocks.
What is the time difference between the UAE and India?
India is 1 hour 30 minutes ahead of the UAE. Pakistan is 1 hour ahead of it, and the Philippines is 4 hours ahead of it. None of the four countries changes its clocks, so these gaps hold all year. A call home at the end of the Dubai working day reaches Manila late in the evening.
What is the time difference between the UAE and the UK?
London is 4 hours behind the UAE in the British winter. The gap is one hour less in summer, when the UK moves its clocks forward and the UAE does not. So a London morning call reaches Dubai around lunchtime.
What is the working week in the UAE?
Federal government offices work Monday to Friday, with a half day on Friday. The weekend is Saturday and Sunday. The country moved from the old Friday and Saturday weekend to align better with global markets. Sharjah's government works Monday to Thursday.
Time zone names for developers
| IANA zone | Standard time | Daylight saving time |
|---|---|---|
| Asia/Dubai | GST, UTC+4 | No |
Sources
We checked each fact on this page against these sources on 30 September 2026. Times, offsets and clock changes come from the time zone database.