🇿🇦 Richards Bay, South Africa
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- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Daytime
☀️ 05:13 · 🌙 18:03 · 12 h 50 min
Richards Bay to Dubai: time difference
Dubai is 2 h ahead of Richards Bay. 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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Richards Bay 08:52 8:52 AM Dubai 10:52 10:52 AM You –:–
08:52 8:52 AM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 05:13 · 🌙 18:03
10:52 10:52 AM
Gulf Standard Time · UTC+4
☀️ 06:19 · 🌙 17:51
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+2 h
Dubai is 2 h ahead of Richards Bay.
When you, Richards Bay 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
🇿🇦 Richards Bay
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 | 🇿🇦 Richards Bay | 🇦🇪 Dubai |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 08:52 | 10:52 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 2026 |
| Time zone | South Africa Standard Time | Gulf Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC+4 |
| Offset from Richards Bay | — | +2 h |
| IANA zone | Africa/Johannesburg | Asia/Dubai |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:13 | 06:19 |
| Sunset | 18:03 | 17:51 |
| Daylight | 12 h 50 min | 11 h 32 min |
| People on this clock | 57,387 | 3,790,000 |
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Richards Bay and Dubai: common questions
What is the time difference between Richards Bay and Dubai?
Dubai is 2 hours ahead: it uses UTC+4, while Richards Bay is on UTC+2.
What time is it in Dubai at the start of the working day in Richards Bay?
The working day in Richards Bay starts at 9:00 AM; in Dubai it is 11:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Richards Bay, what time is it in Dubai?
At 6:00 PM in Richards Bay, clocks in Dubai show 8:00 PM.
Is there a time when both Richards Bay and Dubai are at work?
Yes: from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Richards Bay (11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Dubai), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
From what time in Richards Bay is it tomorrow in Dubai?
Once it is 10:00 PM in Richards Bay, the date in Dubai has already changed. Until 2:00 AM in Dubai, it is still the previous day in Richards Bay.
Is the time difference between Richards Bay and Dubai the same all year?
Yes. Neither Richards Bay nor Dubai switches to summer time, so the gap is always 2 hours.
