Dubai to Arugam Bay: time difference
Arugam Bay is 1 h 30 min ahead of Dubai. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
+1 h 30 min
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Dubai 16:00 4:00 PM Arugam Bay 17:30 5:30 PM You –:–
16:00 4:00 PM
Gulf Standard Time · UTC+4
☀️ 06:30 · 🌙 17:37
17:30 5:30 PM
India Standard Time · UTC+5:30
☀️ 05:51 · 🌙 17:43
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+1 h 30 min
Arugam Bay is 1 h 30 min ahead of Dubai.
When you, Dubai and Arugam Bay are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇦🇪 Dubai
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
🇱🇰 Arugam Bay
1:30 1:30 AM 2:30 2:30 AM 3:30 3:30 AM 4:30 4:30 AM 5:30 5:30 AM 6:30 6:30 AM 7:30 7:30 AM 8:30 8:30 AM 9:30 9:30 AM 10:30 10:30 AM 11:30 11:30 AM 12:30 12:30 PM 13:30 1:30 PM 14:30 2:30 PM 15:30 3:30 PM 16:30 4:30 PM 17:30 5:30 PM 18:30 6:30 PM 19:30 7:30 PM 20:30 8:30 PM 21:30 9:30 PM 22:30 10:30 PM 23:30 11:30 PM 0:30 12:30 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇦🇪 Dubai | 🇱🇰 Arugam Bay |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 16:00 | 17:30 |
| Local date | Friday, November 6, 2026 | Friday, November 6, 2026 |
| Time zone | Gulf Standard Time | India Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+4 | UTC+5:30 |
| Offset from Dubai | — | +1 h 30 min |
| IANA zone | Asia/Dubai | Asia/Colombo |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:30 | 05:51 |
| Sunset | 17:37 | 17:43 |
| Daylight | 11 h 7 min | 11 h 51 min |
| People on this clock | 3,790,000 | 5,000 |
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Dubai and Arugam Bay: common questions
How many hours ahead of Dubai is Arugam Bay?
The clocks in Arugam Bay are 1 hour and 30 minutes ahead of those in Dubai (UTC+5:30 and UTC+4).
If it is 9:00 AM in Dubai, what time is it in Arugam Bay?
At 9:00 AM in Dubai, clocks in Arugam Bay show 10:30 AM.
What time is it in Arugam Bay when it is 6:00 PM in Dubai?
When it is 6:00 PM in Dubai, it is 7:30 PM in Arugam Bay.
When is a good time to call Arugam Bay from Dubai?
Between 9:00 AM and 4:30 PM in Dubai – that is 10:30 AM to 6:00 PM in Arugam Bay – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When does the date change in Arugam Bay compared with Dubai?
The new day starts in Arugam Bay earlier: at 10:30 PM in Dubai it is already midnight there. Until 1:30 AM in Arugam Bay, Dubai is still on the previous day.
Does the time gap between Dubai and Arugam Bay change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Dubai nor in Arugam Bay, so the gap is 1 hour and 30 minutes all year round.
