Dubai to Galle: time difference
Galle 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
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Dubai 08:58 8:58 AM Galle 10:28 10:28 AM You –:–
08:58 8:58 AM
Gulf Standard Time · UTC+4
☀️ 06:30 · 🌙 17:37
10:28 10:28 AM
India Standard Time · UTC+5:30
☀️ 05:57 · 🌙 17:50
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+1 h 30 min
Galle is 1 h 30 min ahead of Dubai.
When you, Dubai and Galle are all at the desk
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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
🇱🇰 Galle
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 | 🇱🇰 Galle |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 08:58 | 10:28 |
| 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 | 05:57 |
| Sunset | 17:37 | 17:50 |
| Daylight | 11 h 7 min | 11 h 53 min |
| People on this clock | 3,790,000 | 100,000 |
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Dubai and Galle: common questions
How many hours ahead of Dubai is Galle?
The clocks in Galle 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 Galle?
At 9:00 AM in Dubai, clocks in Galle show 10:30 AM.
What time is it in Galle at the end of the working day in Dubai?
The working day in Dubai ends at 6:00 PM; in Galle it is 7:30 PM at that moment.
When is a good time to call Galle from Dubai?
Between 9:00 AM and 4:30 PM in Dubai – that is 10:30 AM to 6:00 PM in Galle – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When does the date change in Galle compared with Dubai?
The new day starts in Galle earlier: at 10:30 PM in Dubai it is already midnight there. Until 1:30 AM in Galle, Dubai is still on the previous day.
Does the time gap between Dubai and Galle change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Dubai nor in Galle, so the gap is 1 hour and 30 minutes all year round.
