Dubai to Cologne: time difference
Cologne is 2 h behind Dubai. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇩🇪 Cologne, Germany
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- Central European Summer Time
- UTC+2
- Golden hour
☀️ 07:47 · 🌙 18:53 · 11 h 5 min
−2 h
Your time
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Dubai 10:14 10:14 AM Cologne 08:14 8:14 AM You –:–
10:14 10:14 AM
Gulf Standard Time · UTC+4
☀️ 06:16 · 🌙 17:58
08:14 8:14 AM
Central European Summer Time · UTC+2
☀️ 07:47 · 🌙 18:53
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−2 h
Cologne is 2 h behind Dubai.
When you, Dubai and Cologne 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
🇩🇪 Cologne
22 10 PM 23 11 PM 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇦🇪 Dubai | 🇩🇪 Cologne |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 10:14 | 08:14 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Gulf Standard Time | Central European Summer Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+4 | UTC+2 |
| Offset from Dubai | — | −2 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Dubai | Europe/Berlin |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC+1, Oct 25, 02:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:16 | 07:47 |
| Sunset | 17:58 | 18:53 |
| Daylight | 11 h 43 min | 11 h 5 min |
| People on this clock | 3,790,000 | 1,095,520 |
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Dubai and Cologne: common questions
How far behind Dubai is Cologne?
Cologne is 2 hours behind Dubai: UTC+2 against UTC+4.
If it is 9:00 AM in Dubai, what time is it in Cologne?
At 9:00 AM in Dubai, clocks in Cologne show 7:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Dubai, what time is it in Cologne?
At 6:00 PM in Dubai, clocks in Cologne show 4:00 PM.
When do working hours in Dubai and in Cologne overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Dubai, which is 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Cologne.
When does the date change in Cologne compared with Dubai?
The new day starts in Cologne later: until 2:00 AM in Dubai, it is still the previous day there. From 10:00 PM in Cologne, Dubai is already on the next day.
Is the time difference between Dubai and Cologne the same all year?
No. Only Cologne switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From October 25, 2026, Cologne will be 3 hours behind Dubai.
