Current Time in United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates uses one time zone.
Page text updated Nov 5, 2026. Clock values are computed from the IANA time zone database each time the page is generated (at least hourly). Holiday and country reference data come from snapshots that are refreshed manually.
What time is it in the United Arab Emirates
It's 7:31 PM GST (UTC+04:00) in the United Arab Emirates on Thursday, 5 November 2026.
The United Arab Emirates does not use daylight saving time; it stays on UTC+4 all year.
- Time zone
- Gulf Standard Time
- IANA: Asia/Dubai
- UTC offset now
- UTC+04:00 (GST)
- Clock changes
- No clock changes: UTC+4 all year.
Times in this text are from when the page was generated (it is regenerated at least hourly). The clocks below update live.
Major Cities
Dubai
Abu Dhabi
Sharjah
Al Ain City
How the United Arab Emirates writes dates and times
- Date format
- DD/MM/YYYY
- day-month-year, e.g. 25/11/2026 · 25 نوفمبر 2026
- Clock
- 12-hour
- e.g. 3:30 م
- Week starts on
- Monday
- Weekend: Saturday and Sunday
- Calendar
- Gregorian
Formats are the Unicode CLDR conventions for the ar-AE locale, the everyday written standard; individual organisations may differ.
Time facts about the United Arab Emirates
- From 1 January 2022 the UAE federal government moved to a Monday–Friday week with a Friday half-day, with Saturday and Sunday as full days off. Source: wam.ae
- Friday prayers were set at 13:15 in most emirates from January 2022 and moved to 12:45 nationwide from 2 January 2026. Source: thenationalnews.com
- Private-sector working hours are reduced by two hours a day during Ramadan, as announced by MoHRE for Ramadan 2026. Source: mohre.gov.ae
Time difference from the United Arab Emirates
Workday overlap compares 09:00–17:00 on both sides at today's offsets, shown in the United Arab Emirates time.
| City | Local time | Difference | Workday overlap |
|---|---|---|---|
| London | Thu 3:31 PM | 4 h behind | 4 h (13:00–17:00) |
| New York | Thu 10:31 AM | 9 h behind | None |
| Los Angeles | Thu 7:31 AM | 12 h behind | None |
| Singapore | Thu 11:31 PM | 4 h ahead | 4 h (09:00–13:00) |
| Tokyo | Fri 12:31 AM | 5 h ahead | 3 h (09:00–12:00) |
| Sydney | Fri 2:31 AM | 7 h ahead | 1 h (09:00–10:00) |
| São Paulo | Thu 12:31 PM | 7 h behind | 1 h (16:00–17:00) |
The United Arab Emirates at a glance
- Capital
- Abu Dhabi
- Population
- 11,294,243
- Currency
- United Arab Emirates dirham (AED)
Questions about time in the United Arab Emirates
- What time is it in the United Arab Emirates right now?
- When this page was generated it was 7:31 PM GST (UTC+04:00) in the United Arab Emirates.
- How many time zones does the United Arab Emirates have?
- The United Arab Emirates uses one time zone, Gulf Standard Time (IANA ID Asia/Dubai).
- Does the United Arab Emirates observe daylight saving time?
- No. The United Arab Emirates does not use daylight saving time; it stays on UTC+4 all year.