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Time difference between Dubai and Delhi

Good time for both on a weekday: 9:00–15:30 in Dubai = 10:30–17:00 in Delhi.

 

 

 

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  • Awake
  • Night
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Different hours for each city
  • 1 hour 30 minutesDelhi ahead of Dubai
  • UTC+4Dubai, January and July
  • UTC+5:30Delhi, January and July
  • 6 hours 30 minutesshared 9-to-5 time

How the gap moves through the year

The gap never changes: Delhi is 1 hour 30 minutes ahead of Dubai on every day of the year, because neither city uses daylight saving time.

Dubai does not change its clocks: it stays on UTC+4 (Gulf Standard Time) all year.

Delhi does not change its clocks: it stays on UTC+5:30 (India Standard Time) all year.

Everything on this page also holds if you swap Dubai for Baku, Abu Dhabi, Yerevan, Tbilisi or Muscat, or Delhi for Mumbai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Chennai or Kolkata — those cities follow exactly the same clock all year.

Working hours that overlap

In January, a 9-to-5 day in both cities shares 6 hours 30 minutes: 9:00 am–3:30 pm in Dubai, which is 10:30 am–5:00 pm in Delhi.

July gives exactly the same window.

Across the week

At 9:00 on a Monday morning in Dubai, it is 10:30 am on Monday in Delhi.

Daylight, distance and night calls

Dubai and Delhi are about 2,210 km (1,370 miles) apart and 22° of longitude apart, which by the sun alone would be 1 hour 30 minutes.

Dubai's winter clock runs 19 minutes ahead of the sun, and Delhi's runs 21 minutes ahead of the sun.

In mid-January the sun is up in Dubai from about 7:05 am to 5:50 pm, and the sun is up in Delhi from about 7:15 am to 5:45 pm; both cities are in daylight at the same time for about 9 hours 15 minutes.

In mid-July the sun is up in Dubai from about 5:38 am to 7:11 pm, and the sun is up in Delhi from about 5:33 am to 7:21 pm; both cities are in daylight at the same time for about 12 hours 15 minutes.

Hour-by-hour table and common mistakes — 2 more sections
Each hour in Dubai and the same moment in Delhi, on a Wednesday in January and in July. Shaded: inside 9-to-5 in both.
DubaiDelhi, JanuaryDelhi, July
12:00 am1:30 am1:30 am
1:00 am2:30 am2:30 am
2:00 am3:30 am3:30 am
3:00 am4:30 am4:30 am
4:00 am5:30 am5:30 am
5:00 am6:30 am6:30 am
6:00 am7:30 am7:30 am
7:00 am8:30 am8:30 am
8:00 am9:30 am9:30 am
9:00 am10:30 am10:30 am
10:00 am11:30 am11:30 am
11:00 am12:30 pm12:30 pm
12:00 pm1:30 pm1:30 pm
1:00 pm2:30 pm2:30 pm
2:00 pm3:30 pm3:30 pm
3:00 pm4:30 pm4:30 pm
4:00 pm5:30 pm5:30 pm
5:00 pm6:30 pm6:30 pm
6:00 pm7:30 pm7:30 pm
7:00 pm8:30 pm8:30 pm
8:00 pm9:30 pm9:30 pm
9:00 pm10:30 pm10:30 pm
10:00 pm11:30 pm11:30 pm
11:00 pm12:30 am (+1 day)12:30 am (+1 day)

Common mistakes with Dubai and Delhi

  • Rounding to the hour. Delhi is on UTC+5:30, so an invite set for “3 pm” elsewhere starts at half past or quarter to the hour there.

Questions

Is Delhi ahead of Dubai?
Delhi is 1 hour 30 minutes ahead of Dubai.
What is a good time for a meeting between Dubai and Delhi?
With 9-to-5 days in both cities, 9:00 am–3:30 pm Dubai time is inside working hours in both, which gives 6 hours 30 minutes.
Does the time difference between Dubai and Delhi change?
No. The gap never changes: Delhi is 1 hour 30 minutes ahead of Dubai on every day of the year, because neither city uses daylight saving time.

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