Basel to Dubai: time difference
Dubai is 2 h ahead of Basel. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇦🇪 Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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- Gulf Standard Time
- UTC+4
- Golden hour
☀️ 06:16 · 🌙 17:58 · 11 h 43 min
+2 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Basel 05:07 5:07 AM Dubai 07:07 7:07 AM You –:–
05:07 5:07 AM
Central European Summer Time · UTC+2
☀️ 07:41 · 🌙 18:53
07:07 7:07 AM
Gulf Standard Time · UTC+4
☀️ 06:16 · 🌙 17:58
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+2 h
Dubai is 2 h ahead of Basel.
When you, Basel and Dubai are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇨🇭 Basel
0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM
🇦🇪 Dubai
2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM 0 12 AM 1 1 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇨🇭 Basel | 🇦🇪 Dubai |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 05:07 | 07:07 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central European Summer Time | Gulf Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC+4 |
| Offset from Basel | — | +2 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Zurich | Asia/Dubai |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+1, Oct 25, 02:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 07:41 | 06:16 |
| Sunset | 18:53 | 17:58 |
| Daylight | 11 h 12 min | 11 h 43 min |
| People on this clock | 174,491 | 3,790,000 |
Compare Basel with another city
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Big time differences
Basel and Dubai: common questions
How many hours ahead of Basel is Dubai?
The clocks in Dubai are 2 hours ahead of those in Basel (UTC+4 and UTC+2).
If it is 9:00 AM in Basel, what time is it in Dubai?
At 9:00 AM in Basel, clocks in Dubai show 11:00 AM.
What time is it in Dubai when it is 6:00 PM in Basel?
When it is 6:00 PM in Basel, it is 8:00 PM in Dubai.
When do working hours in Basel and in Dubai overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Basel, which is 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Dubai.
When does the date change in Dubai compared with Basel?
The new day starts in Dubai earlier: at 10:00 PM in Basel it is already midnight there. Until 2:00 AM in Dubai, Basel is still on the previous day.
Does the time gap between Basel and Dubai change during the year?
Yes – daylight saving time is used in Basel but not in Dubai. From October 25, 2026, Dubai will be 3 hours ahead of Basel.
