🇦🇪 Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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- Gulf Standard Time
- UTC+4
- Golden hour
☀️ 06:20 · 🌙 17:50 · 11 h 30 min
Dubai to Mecca: time difference
Mecca is 1 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 07:16 7:16 AM Mecca 06:16 6:16 AM You –:–
07:16 7:16 AM
Gulf Standard Time · UTC+4
☀️ 06:20 · 🌙 17:50
06:16 6:16 AM
Arabian Standard Time · UTC+3
☀️ 06:18 · 🌙 17:54
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−1 h
Mecca is 1 h behind Dubai.
When you, Dubai and Mecca 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
🇸🇦 Mecca
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 22 10 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇦🇪 Dubai | 🇸🇦 Mecca |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 07:16 | 06:16 |
| Local date | Monday, October 19, 2026 | Monday, October 19, 2026 |
| Time zone | Gulf Standard Time | Arabian Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+4 | UTC+3 |
| Offset from Dubai | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Dubai | Asia/Riyadh |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:20 | 06:18 |
| Sunset | 17:50 | 17:54 |
| Daylight | 11 h 30 min | 11 h 36 min |
| People on this clock | 3,790,000 | 1,675,368 |
Compare Dubai with another city
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Big time differences
Dubai and Mecca: common questions
What is the time difference between Dubai and Mecca?
Mecca is 1 hour behind: it uses UTC+3, while Dubai is on UTC+4.
What time is it in Mecca when it is 9:00 AM in Dubai?
When it is 9:00 AM in Dubai, it is 8:00 AM in Mecca.
If it is 6:00 PM in Dubai, what time is it in Mecca?
At 6:00 PM in Dubai, clocks in Mecca show 5:00 PM.
Is there a time when both Dubai and Mecca are at work?
Yes: from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Dubai (9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Mecca), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When is it still the previous day in Mecca?
Until 1:00 AM in Dubai it is still the previous day in Mecca. The other way round, from 11:00 PM in Mecca it is already the next day in Dubai.
Does the time gap between Dubai and Mecca change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Dubai nor in Mecca, so the gap is 1 hour all year round.
