🇦🇪 Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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- Gulf Standard Time
- UTC+4
- Golden hour
☀️ 06:16 · 🌙 17:58 · 11 h 43 min
Dubai to South Africa: time difference
South Africa 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 17:03 5:03 PM South Africa 15:03 3:03 PM You –:–
17:03 5:03 PM
Gulf Standard Time · UTC+4
☀️ 06:16 · 🌙 17:58
15:03 3:03 PM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:12 · 🌙 18:56
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−2 h
South Africa is 2 h behind Dubai.
When you, Dubai and South Africa 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
🇿🇦 South Africa
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 | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 17:03 | 15:03 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Gulf Standard Time | South Africa Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+4 | UTC+2 |
| Offset from Dubai | — | −2 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Dubai | Africa/Johannesburg |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:16 | 06:12 |
| Sunset | 17:58 | 18:56 |
| Daylight | 11 h 43 min | 12 h 44 min |
| People on this clock | 3,790,000 | 62,027,503 |
Compare Dubai with another city
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Dubai and South Africa: common questions
What is the time difference between Dubai and South Africa?
South Africa is 2 hours behind: it uses UTC+2, while Dubai is on UTC+4.
What time is it in South Africa when it is 9:00 AM in Dubai?
When it is 9:00 AM in Dubai, it is 7:00 AM in South Africa.
What time is it in South Africa at the end of the working day in Dubai?
The working day in Dubai ends at 6:00 PM; in South Africa it is 4:00 PM at that moment.
When do working hours in Dubai and in South Africa 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 South Africa.
When is it still the previous day in South Africa?
Until 2:00 AM in Dubai it is still the previous day in South Africa. The other way round, from 10:00 PM in South Africa it is already the next day in Dubai.
Does the time difference between Dubai and South Africa change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 2 hours all year.
