UK and UAE time difference
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UK is 3 hours behind UAE
UK is 3 hours behind UAE right now: 12:00 BST in London is 15:00 GST in Dubai.
London · UK
BST · UTC+1
Dubai · UAE
GST · UTC+4
Through the year
Daylight saving moves the gap: 4h in January, 3h in July. Next change: Sunday 25 October 2026, when UK’s clocks go back.
Clock changes in United Kingdom · Clock changes in United Arab Emirates
Convert a time
- GMT to GST — hour-by-hour table
- London to Dubai — city to city
- Plan a meeting — find hours that suit both
- Time zones in United Kingdom · Time zones in United Arab Emirates
Best hours to call
When are both sides at work?Each column is one hour of the day in the first city; the second row shows the same moment in the other city. Gold means office hours (09:00–18:00), dusk means awake but off work, night means asleep (23:00–07:00). Columns where both rows are gold are good meeting times.
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LondonBST · +01:00
0003060912151821
DubaiGST · +04:00
0306091215182100
Shared working hours: 09:00–15:00 in London is 12:00–18:00 in Dubai.
Working (09–18) Awake, off the clock Asleep (23–07)
Questions about the UK–UAE time difference
- What is the time difference between UK and UAE?
- UK is 3 hours behind UAE right now: 12:00 BST in London is 15:00 GST in Dubai.
- What time is it in UAE when it is 9 am in UK?
- At 09:00 in London it is 12:00 in Dubai.
- Does the time difference between UK and UAE change during the year?
- Yes. Because of daylight saving the gap is 4 hours in January and 3 hours in July. It next changes on Sunday 25 October 2026, when UK changes its clocks.
Other pairs: every country time difference. Times are computed from the IANA time zone database.