Sydney to Dubai time
Dubai is 7 hours behind Sydney.
Time difference between Sydney and Dubai
Dubai is 7 hours behind Sydney. Sydney is on Australian Eastern Daylight Time (UTC+11:00) and Dubai is on Gulf Standard Time (UTC+04:00).
The gap is not constant. Because of daylight saving it varies from 6 hours to 7 hours over the year.
Convert Sydney time to Dubai time
These examples use the current offsets, UTC+11:00 for Sydney and UTC+04:00 for Dubai. Use the converter above for any other time or date.
Dubai is behind, so from midnight to 7:00 AM in Sydney it is still the previous calendar day in Dubai.
| Sydney time | Dubai time |
|---|---|
| 6:00 AM | 11:00 PM (previous day) |
| 9:00 AM | 2:00 AM |
| 12:00 PM | 5:00 AM |
| 3:00 PM | 8:00 AM |
| 6:00 PM | 11:00 AM |
| 9:00 PM | 2:00 PM |
Best time to call or meet: Sydney and Dubai working hours
Taking 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Monday to Friday, as business hours, both cities are at work from 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM in Sydney (9:00 AM to 10:00 AM in Dubai). That is one hour of shared working time each weekday.
Weekends, public holidays and local working weeks differ by country, so check those before booking.
Daylight saving time in Sydney and Dubai
Sydney observes daylight saving time. Its next change is on Apr 4, 2027 at 3:00 AM, when clocks go back 1 hour (UTC+11:00 to UTC+10:00).
Dubai does not change its clocks for daylight saving, so its UTC offset stays the same all year.