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Pair comparison · Australia ↔ United Arab Emirates

Sydney vs Dubai

Compare local time, working-hour overlap, travel distance, weather, holidays, and hand-off windows between Sydney, Australia and Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

City comparison values are rendered from the two IANA timezones, current city snapshots, nearby holiday rows, and a curated business-hours model. Weather and holiday snippets are supporting context, not travel advisories.

Live values rendered at Nov 5, 5:53 PM UTC.

Australia

Sydney

04:53:09 AM

Friday, November 6, 2026

Zone

GMT+11

Australia/Sydney

Weather

Unavailable

Live snapshot unavailable

Next holiday: Christmas Day on 2026-12-25.

United Arab Emirates

Dubai

09:53:09 PM

Thursday, November 5, 2026

Zone

GMT+4

Asia/Dubai

Weather

Unavailable

Live snapshot unavailable

Pair-specific planning read

Coordination class

narrow live-window pair

Sydney and Dubai have a usable live window, but DST can move the gap during the year. Recheck standing invites around clock-change weeks.

Best live-use case

Decision batching

Use 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM for calls that need both cities live.

Travel and calendar context

Flight-time estimate unavailable

No distance-backed flight estimate is available for this pair, so treat the page as a time-planning reference only.

Business-hours overlap

Best meeting windows

Drag the UTC window to see how Sydney and Dubai line up across working, early/late, and sleep hours.

Meeting planner timeline

Drag the window. Green means working hours, amber is early or late, and navy is sleep.

Sydney
0
1
01:00
Dubai
18
0
18:00

DST context

DST mismatch radar for this pair

Sydney and Dubai are not on the same daylight-saving pattern right now, so the gap between them can move during the year. The radar below flags the mismatch windows that usually break recurring meetings.

DST mismatch radar

Meetings drift when regions change their clocks on different weekends. Dates below are computed from the IANA time zone rules as of 5 Nov 2026.

Upcoming DST shifts

  • United States and Canada
    Clocks go forward 1 hour · UTC-05:00 → UTC-04:00
    Sun 14 Mar 2027
  • UK and European Union
    Clocks go forward 1 hour · UTC+00:00 → UTC+01:00
    Sun 28 Mar 2027
  • New Zealand
    Clocks go back 1 hour · UTC+13:00 → UTC+12:00
    Sun 4 Apr 2027
  • South-east Australia
    Clocks go back 1 hour · UTC+11:00 → UTC+10:00
    Sun 4 Apr 2027

Meetings at risk

  • New York ↔ London
    • Sun 14 Mar 2027 (New York changes)5 h → 4 h
    • Sun 28 Mar 2027 (London changes)4 h → 5 h
    • Sun 31 Oct 2027 (London changes)5 h → 4 h
    • Sun 7 Nov 2027 (New York changes)4 h → 5 h

    4 h instead of 5 h for 14 days, Sun 14 Mar 2027 to Sun 28 Mar 2027.

    4 h instead of 5 h for 7 days, Sun 31 Oct 2027 to Sun 7 Nov 2027.

  • New York ↔ Sydney
    • Sun 14 Mar 2027 (New York changes)16 h → 15 h
    • Sun 4 Apr 2027 (Sydney changes)15 h → 14 h
    • Sun 3 Oct 2027 (Sydney changes)14 h → 15 h
    • Sun 7 Nov 2027 (New York changes)15 h → 16 h
  • London ↔ Sydney
    • Sun 28 Mar 2027 (London changes)11 h → 10 h
    • Sun 4 Apr 2027 (Sydney changes)10 h → 9 h
    • Sun 3 Oct 2027 (Sydney changes)9 h → 10 h
    • Sun 31 Oct 2027 (London changes)10 h → 11 h

Each gap is how many hours the second city is ahead of the first.

Meeting windows and coordination notes

SydneyDubaiDay relation
9:00 AM2:00 AMsame day
12:00 PM5:00 AMsame day
3:00 PM8:00 AMsame day
6:00 PM11:00 AMsame day
9:00 PM2:00 PMsame day
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Sydney holiday and weather context

Christmas Day lands on 2026-12-25.

Boxing Day lands on 2026-12-28.

Dubai holiday and weather context

No upcoming holiday snapshot is currently available.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the time difference between Sydney and Dubai?
-7h. The second city is one day behind right now.
Do Sydney and Dubai share business hours?
Yes. Their cleanest shared window runs from 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM.
Is there a DST mismatch between Sydney and Dubai?
Yes. The two cities are not on the same daylight-saving pattern right now, so the gap can move during the year.