TIME ZONE CONVERTER

London to Dubai
Time Converter

Convert London, United Kingdom to Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Compare dates, seasonal differences and meeting hours.

THE QUICK ANSWER

London is 3h or 4h behind Dubai in 2026, depending on the date.

9 AM London = 1 PM Dubai

Selected date: November 3, 2026.

TIME & DATE
GBFROMUTC

United Kingdom · GMT

Tue, 3 Nov
AETOUTC+04:00

United Arab Emirates · +04

1:00PM
Tue, 3 Nov
Dubai is 4h ahead of London.
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Working hoursOutside hours
LondonYour reference
DubaiConverted time
Tap an hour to explore · November 3, 2026Dates follow London
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THE TIME DIFFERENCE4hahead

Dubai compared with London.

SHARED WORKING HOURS4h2026-11-03

Shared time within the selected local working windows.

THROUGH THE SEASONS2different offsets

Clock changes affect your time difference.

WORKING HOURS & MEETINGS

Best meeting times: London and Dubai

4h of shared working time on 2026-11-03

Set each person’s local working hours.

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Local working days, overnight shifts and the entire meeting duration are checked.

A few times that work60 MIN

Every minute of the meeting fits both working windows.

For a 60-minute meeting, the last start in this window is 12:00 PM London.
THE QUICK REFERENCE

London to Dubai conversion table

November 3, 2026 · Date changes are marked.

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LondonDubai
12:00 AM4:00 AM
1:00 AM5:00 AM
2:00 AM6:00 AM
3:00 AM7:00 AM
4:00 AM8:00 AM
5:00 AM9:00 AM
6:00 AM10:00 AM
7:00 AM11:00 AM
8:00 AM12:00 PM
9:00 AM1:00 PM
10:00 AM2:00 PM
11:00 AM3:00 PM
LondonDubai
12:00 PM4:00 PM
1:00 PM5:00 PM
2:00 PM6:00 PM
3:00 PM7:00 PM
4:00 PM8:00 PM
5:00 PM9:00 PM
6:00 PM10:00 PM
7:00 PM11:00 PM
8:00 PM12:00 AM +1 day
9:00 PM1:00 AM +1 day
10:00 PM2:00 AM +1 day
11:00 PM3:00 AM +1 day

Starting with the Dubai working day

These examples start on 2026-11-03 in Dubai.

09:00 Dubai05:00 →London · 2026-11-03
17:00 Dubai13:00 →London · 2026-11-03
SAME TIME NEXT WEEK?

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ONE CLOCK TIME. THE WHOLE YEAR.

09:00 London to Dubai throughout 2026

Keeping 09:00 on the London clock produces 2 different destination clock/date answers in 2026. The ranges below use London calendar dates, including transition days.

Year CSV
Dubai12:00Same date210 of 365 source dates
Dubai13:00Same date155 of 365 source dates
Dates in London · 2026Dubai answerSource → destination offsetsExplore
Jan 1 – Mar 2887 dates13:00Same dateUTC → UTC+04:00
Mar 29 – Oct 24210 dates12:00Same dateUTC+01:00 → UTC+04:00
Oct 25 – Dec 3168 dates13:00Same dateUTC → UTC+04:00

Every calendar date is included, not just workdays. Date ranges include both endpoints. Based on IANA 2026e; future rules may change.

DON’T LOSE A DAY

When does London time become a different date in Dubai?

Your complete source day: 2026-11-03. Each range shows which destination date to use.

London · 2026-11-0300:00–20:00UTC
Dubai · 2026-11-0304:00–24:00UTC+04:00 Same date
London · 2026-11-0320:00–24:00UTC
Dubai · 2026-11-0400:00–04:00UTC+04:00 Next day

Range starts are included; ends are excluded. 24:00 means midnight at the end of that date. Repeated hours appear separately with their UTC offsets. The strip is proportional to elapsed time.

THE BIGGER PICTURE

A year of time differences.

How Dubai compares with London throughout 2026.

2026
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London changes its UTC offset in 2026. Dubai keeps one UTC offset this year.

See exact change periods
From (UTC, inclusive)Until (UTC, exclusive)Dubai vs London
1 Jan 2026, 00:00 UTC29 Mar 2026, 01:00 UTC4h ahead
29 Mar 2026, 01:00 UTC25 Oct 2026, 01:00 UTC3h ahead
25 Oct 2026, 01:00 UTC1 Jan 2027, 00:00 UTC4h ahead
CLOCK CHANGES

What changes at the next clock adjustment?

March 28, 2027Local transition date
  • London clocks go forward by 1h on March 28, 2027.

After this change, London is 3h behind Dubai.

Exact clock readings and UTC transition

2027-03-28T01:00:00.000Z.

London: 2027-03-28 00:59 UTC → 2027-03-28 02:00 UTC+01:00.

Readings are one real minute apart. Future rules may change.

Exact periods outside the most common difference in 2026

The most frequent difference has Dubai 3h ahead relative to London. Exceptions:

From (UTC, inclusive)Until (UTC, exclusive)Compared with London
1 Jan 2026, 00:00 UTC29 Mar 2026, 01:00 UTC4h ahead
25 Oct 2026, 01:00 UTC1 Jan 2027, 00:00 UTC4h ahead
PLAN BEYOND A SINGLE DAY

London–Dubai working hours through 2026

Every date calculated with your working windows. 261 selected London workdays; public holidays are not applied.

Daily CSV
Least shared time4h
Most common5h
Most shared time5h
Days without a 60-min slot0 / 261

A start time that survives the whole year.

Start a 60-minute meeting in London 09:00–12:00.

These starts fit both working windows on every selected London workday in 2026, using a 15-minute start grid. The end of each range is the last valid start.

Explore seasonal meeting times and your weekly schedule

London: 09:00–17:00, Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri. Dubai: 09:00–17:00, Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri.

Calculation details and repeated hours

Overnight shifts belong to their start weekday. Host workday means the source calendar date. Repeated local times use the first occurrence.

TWO PLACES. ONE CONNECTION.

Across the map. Across the clock.

≈ 5,486 km apart
180°W0°180°E

City-center coordinates. Distance is an approximate great-circle distance, not a flight route.

London

United Kingdom

Time zone
Europe/London
Coordinates
51.51°N, 0.13°W

Dubai

United Arab Emirates

Time zone
Asia/Dubai
Coordinates
25.08°N, 55.31°E

Coordinates adapted from GeoNames · CC BY 4.0

THE DETAILS THAT MATTER

London to Dubai: useful answers

Why is the London to Dubai difference sometimes 3 hours and sometimes 4 hours?

London is 3h or 4h behind Dubai in 2026, depending on the date. London changes its UTC offset in 2026. Dubai keeps one UTC offset this year.

Does the London–Dubai time difference change in 2026?

The published rules produce 3 periods with 2 different offsets in 2026. See the annual chart for the exact boundaries of each period.

Does this conversion change the calendar date?

09:00 in London on 2026-11-03 is 13:00 in Dubai on 2026-11-03. This selected time stays on the same date in both places. Other times can cross midnight.

Can London and Dubai meet during working hours?

Your selected working windows share 4h on 2026-11-03. The planner above checks the whole meeting duration and shows suitable start times. Edit the windows to match your team.

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