Benin to Dubai: time difference
Dubai is 3 h ahead of Benin. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
+3 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Benin 22:22 10:22 PM Dubai 01:22 1:22 AM You –:–
22:22 10:22 PM
West Africa Time · UTC+1
☀️ 06:38 · 🌙 18:31
01:22 1:22 AM
Gulf Standard Time · UTC+4
☀️ 06:30 · 🌙 17:37
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+3 h
Dubai is 3 h ahead of Benin.
When you, Benin 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
🇧🇯 Benin
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
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 2 2 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇧🇯 Benin | 🇦🇪 Dubai |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 22:22 | 01:22 |
| Local date | Thursday, November 5, 2026 | Friday, November 6, 2026 |
| Time zone | West Africa Time | Gulf Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+1 | UTC+4 |
| Offset from Benin | — | +3 h |
| IANA zone | Africa/Porto-Novo | Asia/Dubai |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:38 | 06:30 |
| Sunset | 18:31 | 17:37 |
| Daylight | 11 h 53 min | 11 h 7 min |
| People on this clock | 14,111,034 | 3,790,000 |
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Benin and Dubai: common questions
How far ahead of Benin is Dubai?
Dubai is 3 hours ahead of Benin: UTC+4 against UTC+1.
If it is 9:00 AM in Benin, what time is it in Dubai?
At 9:00 AM in Benin, clocks in Dubai show 12:00 PM.
What time is it in Dubai at the end of the working day in Benin?
The working day in Benin ends at 6:00 PM; in Dubai it is 9:00 PM at that moment.
Is there a time when both Benin and Dubai are at work?
Yes: from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM in Benin (12:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Dubai), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When does the date change in Dubai compared with Benin?
The new day starts in Dubai earlier: at 9:00 PM in Benin it is already midnight there. Until 3:00 AM in Dubai, Benin is still on the previous day.
Does the time gap between Benin and Dubai change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Benin nor in Dubai, so the gap is 3 hours all year round.
