Current time in Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Gulf Standard Time
UTC+04:00- Time zone
- Gulf Standard Time · Asia/Dubai
- UTC offset now
- UTC+04:00
- Abbreviation
- GST
- Daylight saving
- Not observed: UTC+4 all year.
No clock changes are scheduled.
- Difference from you
- —
- Location
- United Arab Emirates · 25.08° N, 55.31° E
- Population
- 3,790,000
Sun and clock
On average the sun stands highest over Dubai at about 12:19 standard time: the clock runs about 19 min ahead of the sun. Over the year, solar noon falls between 12:02 and 12:33 on the local clock.
| 2026 | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox (Mar 20) | 06:23 | 18:29 | 12h 07m |
| June solstice (Jun 21) | 05:29 | 19:11 | 13h 42m |
| September equinox (Sep 23) | 06:07 | 18:14 | 12h 07m |
| December solstice (Dec 22) | 06:59 | 17:34 | 10h 35m |
Sunrise–sunset today: 06:09–18:07 (11 h 58 min of daylight)
Times are local clock times for the city centre, computed with the NOAA solar equations; hills and refraction can shift them by a few minutes.