Dubai to Kandy: time difference
Kandy 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
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Dubai 21:33 9:33 PM Kandy 23:03 11:03 PM You –:–
21:33 9:33 PM
Gulf Standard Time · UTC+4
☀️ 06:25 · 🌙 17:43
23:03 11:03 PM
India Standard Time · UTC+5:30
☀️ 05:55 · 🌙 17:49
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+1 h 30 min
Kandy is 1 h 30 min ahead of Dubai.
When you, Dubai and Kandy 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
🇱🇰 Kandy
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 | 🇱🇰 Kandy |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 21:33 | 23:03 |
| Local date | Wednesday, October 28, 2026 | Wednesday, October 28, 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 | 06:25 | 05:55 |
| Sunset | 17:43 | 17:49 |
| Daylight | 11 h 18 min | 11 h 53 min |
| People on this clock | 3,790,000 | 125,000 |
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Dubai and Kandy: common questions
How many hours ahead of Dubai is Kandy?
The clocks in Kandy are 1 hour and 30 minutes ahead of those in Dubai (UTC+5:30 and UTC+4).
What time is it in Kandy when it is 9:00 AM in Dubai?
When it is 9:00 AM in Dubai, it is 10:30 AM in Kandy.
What time is it in Kandy at the end of the working day in Dubai?
The working day in Dubai ends at 6:00 PM; in Kandy it is 7:30 PM at that moment.
When is a good time to call Kandy from Dubai?
Between 9:00 AM and 4:30 PM in Dubai – that is 10:30 AM to 6:00 PM in Kandy – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
From what time in Dubai is it tomorrow in Kandy?
Once it is 10:30 PM in Dubai, the date in Kandy has already changed. Until 1:30 AM in Kandy, it is still the previous day in Dubai.
Does the time gap between Dubai and Kandy change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Dubai nor in Kandy, so the gap is 1 hour and 30 minutes all year round.
