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Timezone Insight

The timezone in Dubai is Asia/Dubai (GMT+4).

Its current offset is GMT+04:00 (GMT+4).

What is the Timezone of Dubai?

Detailed facts, current offset, DST status, and real-time data for the Asia/Dubai timezone used by Dubai, UAE.

IANA Name
Asia/Dubai
Current Offset
GMT+04:00
Standard time
Country
UAE
Asia region
Abbreviation
GMT+4
25.20°, 55.27°

IANA Timezone Data

RegionUAE
Database NameAsia/Dubai
Standard AbbreviationGMT+4
UTC OffsetGMT+04:00
DST StatusInactive
Coordinates25.2048°, 55.2708°

How to convert from Asia/Dubai to UTC

Converting a time from Asia/Dubai to UTC is straightforward:

UTC = Dubai time − 4 hours

For example, if it is 12:00 in Dubai, it is 08:00 UTC.

To convert the other way (UTC to Dubai), add +4 hours to the UTC time. The offset changes by ±1 hour during daylight saving transitions in spring and fall.

About the Asia/Dubai timezone

Asia/Dubai is an IANA time zone identifier — the canonical, globally unique name for the civil time observed in Dubai, UAE. Every operating system, programming language, and calendar product that supports time zones recognises this string and uses it to compute the correct local time for any given moment.

IANA time zones are maintained by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) and track the historical, current, and planned future civil time of every region — including daylight saving time (DST) transitions, country-level changes, and historical anomalies. This is why software like macOS, Linux, Windows, and major cloud services all use the same identifiers.

Related time zones in the Asia region

  • Asia/Kolkata
  • Asia/Bangkok
  • Asia/Singapore
  • Asia/Hong_Kong
  • Asia/Shanghai
  • Asia/Tokyo

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