Dubai to Hoofddorp: time difference
Hoofddorp is 2 h behind Dubai. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇳🇱 Hoofddorp, Netherlands
11
- Central European Summer Time
- UTC+2
- Daytime
☀️ 08:12 · 🌙 18:42 · 10 h 31 min
−2 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Dubai 15:26 3:26 PM Hoofddorp 13:26 1:26 PM You –:–
15:26 3:26 PM
Gulf Standard Time · UTC+4
☀️ 06:19 · 🌙 17:51
13:26 1:26 PM
Central European Summer Time · UTC+2
☀️ 08:12 · 🌙 18:42
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−2 h
Hoofddorp is 2 h behind Dubai.
When you, Dubai and Hoofddorp 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
🇳🇱 Hoofddorp
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 | 🇳🇱 Hoofddorp |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 15:26 | 13:26 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 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/Amsterdam |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC+1, Oct 25, 02:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:19 | 08:12 |
| Sunset | 17:51 | 18:42 |
| Daylight | 11 h 32 min | 10 h 31 min |
| People on this clock | 3,790,000 | 76,638 |
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Dubai and Hoofddorp: common questions
How far behind Dubai is Hoofddorp?
Hoofddorp is 2 hours behind Dubai: UTC+2 against UTC+4.
If it is 9:00 AM in Dubai, what time is it in Hoofddorp?
At 9:00 AM in Dubai, clocks in Hoofddorp show 7:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Dubai, what time is it in Hoofddorp?
At 6:00 PM in Dubai, clocks in Hoofddorp show 4:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Hoofddorp from Dubai?
Between 11:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Dubai – that is 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Hoofddorp – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When does the date change in Hoofddorp compared with Dubai?
The new day starts in Hoofddorp later: until 2:00 AM in Dubai, it is still the previous day there. From 10:00 PM in Hoofddorp, Dubai is already on the next day.
Does the time difference between Dubai and Hoofddorp change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Hoofddorp. From October 25, 2026, Hoofddorp will be 3 hours behind Dubai.
