Dubai to Zurich: time difference
Zurich is 2 h behind Dubai. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇨🇭 Zurich, Switzerland
31
- Central European Summer Time
- UTC+2
- Golden hour
☀️ 07:37 · 🌙 18:50 · 11 h 12 min
−2 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Dubai 10:10 10:10 AM Zurich 08:10 8:10 AM You –:–
10:10 10:10 AM
Gulf Standard Time · UTC+4
☀️ 06:16 · 🌙 17:58
08:10 8:10 AM
Central European Summer Time · UTC+2
☀️ 07:37 · 🌙 18:50
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−2 h
Zurich is 2 h behind Dubai.
When you, Dubai and Zurich 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
🇨🇭 Zurich
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 | 🇨🇭 Zurich |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 10:10 | 08:10 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Gulf Standard Time | Central European Summer Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+4 | UTC+2 |
| Offset from Dubai | — | −2 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Dubai | Europe/Zurich |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC+1, Oct 25, 02:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:16 | 07:37 |
| Sunset | 17:58 | 18:50 |
| Daylight | 11 h 43 min | 11 h 12 min |
| People on this clock | 3,790,000 | 443,037 |
Compare Dubai with another city
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Dubai and Zurich: common questions
How many hours behind Dubai is Zurich?
The clocks in Zurich 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 Zurich?
At 9:00 AM in Dubai, clocks in Zurich show 7:00 AM.
What time is it in Zurich at the end of the working day in Dubai?
The working day in Dubai ends at 6:00 PM; in Zurich it is 4:00 PM at that moment.
Is there a time when both Dubai and Zurich are at work?
Yes: from 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Dubai (9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Zurich), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When is it still the previous day in Zurich?
Until 2:00 AM in Dubai it is still the previous day in Zurich. The other way round, from 10:00 PM in Zurich it is already the next day in Dubai.
Does the time gap between Dubai and Zurich change during the year?
Yes – daylight saving time is used in Zurich but not in Dubai. From October 25, 2026, Zurich will be 3 hours behind Dubai.
