Dubai to Matara: time difference
Matara 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 23:16 11:16 PM Matara 00:46 12:46 AM You –:–
23:16 11:16 PM
Gulf Standard Time · UTC+4
☀️ 06:30 · 🌙 17:37
00:46 12:46 AM
India Standard Time · UTC+5:30
☀️ 05:56 · 🌙 17:49
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+1 h 30 min
Matara is 1 h 30 min ahead of Dubai.
When you, Dubai and Matara 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
🇱🇰 Matara
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 | 🇱🇰 Matara |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 23:16 | 00:46 |
| Local date | Thursday, November 5, 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 | 05:56 |
| Sunset | 17:37 | 17:49 |
| Daylight | 11 h 8 min | 11 h 53 min |
| People on this clock | 3,790,000 | 100,000 |
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Dubai and Matara: common questions
How far ahead of Dubai is Matara?
Matara is 1 hour and 30 minutes ahead of Dubai: UTC+5:30 against UTC+4.
What time is it in Matara when it is 9:00 AM in Dubai?
When it is 9:00 AM in Dubai, it is 10:30 AM in Matara.
What time is it in Matara at the end of the working day in Dubai?
The working day in Dubai ends at 6:00 PM; in Matara it is 7:30 PM at that moment.
When is a good time to call Matara from Dubai?
Between 9:00 AM and 4:30 PM in Dubai – that is 10:30 AM to 6:00 PM in Matara – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
From what time in Dubai is it tomorrow in Matara?
Once it is 10:30 PM in Dubai, the date in Matara has already changed. Until 1:30 AM in Matara, it is still the previous day in Dubai.
Does the time difference between Dubai and Matara change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 1 hour and 30 minutes all year.
