| Time zone | Gulf Standard Time (GST, UTC+4) |
| UTC offset (today) | UTC+04:00 |
| Daylight saving | Dubai stays on UTC+4 all year and has no daylight saving time. |
| Business hours | Since January 2022 the UAE weekend has been Saturday and Sunday, with government offices finishing early on Friday. Private offices typically work 9:00 to 18:00, and malls stay open late, often until 22:00 or midnight. |
| Country | United Arab Emirates |
For years the UAE weekend fell on Friday and Saturday. In 2022 the country moved to a Saturday-Sunday weekend, aligning its working week with Europe and the Americas. Federal offices now work a shorter Friday, closing around midday, and many private firms copy that pattern.
During Ramadan, working hours are cut by law for many employees, usually by two hours a day, so expect slower replies and earlier closing. Dubai and Abu Dhabi share UTC+4, as do Oman and Mauritius, while Saudi Arabia and Qatar are one hour behind.
India is just 1h30 ahead of Dubai, and neither side changes clocks, so the gap is fixed. A Dubai morning meeting at 9:00 is 10:30 in Delhi, which is why so many Indian businesses run Gulf operations with almost no scheduling friction.
London is three hours behind during BST and four hours behind in winter. New York sits eight hours behind in summer and nine in winter, leaving only the Dubai late afternoon for live calls. Summer heat pushes outdoor activity to after sunset, around 19:10 in June.
Saturday and Sunday, since January 2022. Government offices also close early on Friday.
No. Dubai stays on UTC+4 all year.
India is 1 hour 30 minutes ahead of Dubai at all times.
· Written by Om Vaghani, ClockAura