🇿🇦 Pretoria, South Africa
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- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Daytime
☀️ 05:39 · 🌙 18:11 · 12 h 33 min
Pretoria to Dubai: time difference
Dubai is 2 h ahead of Pretoria. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
+2 h
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One day, 2 clocks
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Pretoria 08:23 8:23 AM Dubai 10:23 10:23 AM You –:–
08:23 8:23 AM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 05:39 · 🌙 18:11
10:23 10:23 AM
Gulf Standard Time · UTC+4
☀️ 06:16 · 🌙 17:58
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+2 h
Dubai is 2 h ahead of Pretoria.
When you, Pretoria and Dubai are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇿🇦 Pretoria
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
🇦🇪 Dubai
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 0 12 AM 1 1 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇿🇦 Pretoria | 🇦🇪 Dubai |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 08:23 | 10:23 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | South Africa Standard Time | Gulf Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC+4 |
| Offset from Pretoria | — | +2 h |
| IANA zone | Africa/Johannesburg | Asia/Dubai |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:39 | 06:16 |
| Sunset | 18:11 | 17:58 |
| Daylight | 12 h 33 min | 11 h 43 min |
| People on this clock | 741,651 | 3,790,000 |
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Pretoria and Dubai: common questions
How far ahead of Pretoria is Dubai?
Dubai is 2 hours ahead of Pretoria: UTC+4 against UTC+2.
What time is it in Dubai at the start of the working day in Pretoria?
The working day in Pretoria starts at 9:00 AM; in Dubai it is 11:00 AM at that moment.
What time is it in Dubai at the end of the working day in Pretoria?
The working day in Pretoria ends at 6:00 PM; in Dubai it is 8:00 PM at that moment.
Is there a time when both Pretoria and Dubai are at work?
Yes: from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Pretoria (11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Dubai), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
From what time in Pretoria is it tomorrow in Dubai?
Once it is 10:00 PM in Pretoria, the date in Dubai has already changed. Until 2:00 AM in Dubai, it is still the previous day in Pretoria.
Does the time gap between Pretoria and Dubai change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Pretoria nor in Dubai, so the gap is 2 hours all year round.
