Dubai to Gaborone: time difference
Gaborone is 2 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 08:57 8:57 AM Gaborone 06:57 6:57 AM You –:–
08:57 8:57 AM
Gulf Standard Time · UTC+4
☀️ 06:16 · 🌙 17:58
06:57 6:57 AM
Central Africa Time · UTC+2
☀️ 05:48 · 🌙 18:20
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−2 h
Gaborone is 2 h behind Dubai.
When you, Dubai and Gaborone 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
🇧🇼 Gaborone
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 | 🇧🇼 Gaborone |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 08:57 | 06:57 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Gulf Standard Time | Central Africa Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+4 | UTC+2 |
| Offset from Dubai | — | −2 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Dubai | Africa/Gaborone |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:16 | 05:48 |
| Sunset | 17:58 | 18:20 |
| Daylight | 11 h 43 min | 12 h 32 min |
| People on this clock | 3,790,000 | 231,626 |
Compare Dubai with another city
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Dubai and Gaborone: common questions
How many hours behind Dubai is Gaborone?
The clocks in Gaborone are 2 hours behind those in Dubai (UTC+2 and UTC+4).
If it is 9:00 AM in Dubai, what time is it in Gaborone?
At 9:00 AM in Dubai, clocks in Gaborone show 7:00 AM.
What time is it in Gaborone when it is 6:00 PM in Dubai?
When it is 6:00 PM in Dubai, it is 4:00 PM in Gaborone.
When do working hours in Dubai and in Gaborone 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 Gaborone.
When is it still the previous day in Gaborone?
Until 2:00 AM in Dubai it is still the previous day in Gaborone. The other way round, from 10:00 PM in Gaborone it is already the next day in Dubai.
Does the time difference between Dubai and Gaborone change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 2 hours all year.
