Dubai to Dhahran: time difference
Dhahran is 1 h behind Dubai. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Dubai 05:23 5:23 AM Dhahran 04:23 4:23 AM You –:–
05:23 5:23 AM
Gulf Standard Time · UTC+4
☀️ 06:20 · 🌙 17:50
04:23 4:23 AM
Arabian Standard Time · UTC+3
☀️ 05:41 · 🌙 17:09
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−1 h
Dhahran is 1 h behind Dubai.
When you, Dubai and Dhahran 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
🇸🇦 Dhahran
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 22 10 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇦🇪 Dubai | 🇸🇦 Dhahran |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 05:23 | 04:23 |
| Local date | Monday, October 19, 2026 | Monday, October 19, 2026 |
| Time zone | Gulf Standard Time | Arabian Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+4 | UTC+3 |
| Offset from Dubai | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Dubai | Asia/Riyadh |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:20 | 05:41 |
| Sunset | 17:50 | 17:09 |
| Daylight | 11 h 30 min | 11 h 28 min |
| People on this clock | 3,790,000 | 120,521 |
Compare Dubai with another city
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Big time differences
Dubai and Dhahran: common questions
How far behind Dubai is Dhahran?
Dhahran is 1 hour behind Dubai: UTC+3 against UTC+4.
If it is 9:00 AM in Dubai, what time is it in Dhahran?
At 9:00 AM in Dubai, clocks in Dhahran show 8:00 AM.
What time is it in Dhahran at the end of the working day in Dubai?
The working day in Dubai ends at 6:00 PM; in Dhahran it is 5:00 PM at that moment.
When is a good time to call Dhahran from Dubai?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Dubai – that is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Dhahran – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
Until what time in Dubai is it still yesterday in Dhahran?
Before 1:00 AM in Dubai, the date in Dhahran has not changed yet. From 11:00 PM in Dhahran, it is already the next day in Dubai.
Does the time gap between Dubai and Dhahran change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Dubai nor in Dhahran, so the gap is 1 hour all year round.
