Dubai to Matola: time difference
Matola 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 12:17 12:17 PM Matola 10:17 10:17 AM You –:–
12:17 12:17 PM
Gulf Standard Time · UTC+4
☀️ 06:19 · 🌙 17:51
10:17 10:17 AM
Central Africa Time · UTC+2
☀️ 05:13 · 🌙 17:59
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−2 h
Matola is 2 h behind Dubai.
When you, Dubai and Matola 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
🇲🇿 Matola
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 | 🇲🇿 Matola |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 12:17 | 10:17 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 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/Maputo |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:19 | 05:13 |
| Sunset | 17:51 | 17:59 |
| Daylight | 11 h 32 min | 12 h 45 min |
| People on this clock | 3,790,000 | 675,422 |
Compare Dubai with another city
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Big time differences
Dubai and Matola: common questions
How many hours behind Dubai is Matola?
The clocks in Matola 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 Matola?
At 9:00 AM in Dubai, clocks in Matola show 7:00 AM.
What time is it in Matola at the end of the working day in Dubai?
The working day in Dubai ends at 6:00 PM; in Matola it is 4:00 PM at that moment.
When do working hours in Dubai and in Matola 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 Matola.
Until what time in Dubai is it still yesterday in Matola?
Before 2:00 AM in Dubai, the date in Matola has not changed yet. From 10:00 PM in Matola, it is already the next day in Dubai.
Is the time difference between Dubai and Matola the same all year?
Yes. Neither Dubai nor Matola switches to summer time, so the gap is always 2 hours.
