Sri Lanka to Dubai: time difference
Dubai is 1 h 30 min behind Sri Lanka. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
−1 h 30 min
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One day, 2 clocks
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Sri Lanka 04:00 4:00 AM Dubai 02:30 2:30 AM You –:–
04:00 4:00 AM
India Standard Time · UTC+5:30
☀️ 05:59 · 🌙 17:50
02:30 2:30 AM
Gulf Standard Time · UTC+4
☀️ 06:30 · 🌙 17:37
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−1 h 30 min
Dubai is 1 h 30 min behind Sri Lanka.
When you, Sri Lanka 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
🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
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
22:30 10:30 PM 23:30 11:30 PM 0:30 12:30 AM 1:30 1:30 AM 2:30 2:30 AM 3:30 3:30 AM 4:30 4:30 AM 5:30 5:30 AM 6:30 6:30 AM 7:30 7:30 AM 8:30 8:30 AM 9:30 9:30 AM 10:30 10:30 AM 11:30 11:30 AM 12:30 12:30 PM 13:30 1:30 PM 14:30 2:30 PM 15:30 3:30 PM 16:30 4:30 PM 17:30 5:30 PM 18:30 6:30 PM 19:30 7:30 PM 20:30 8:30 PM 21:30 9:30 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | 🇦🇪 Dubai |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 04:00 | 02:30 |
| Local date | Friday, November 6, 2026 | Friday, November 6, 2026 |
| Time zone | India Standard Time | Gulf Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+5:30 | UTC+4 |
| Offset from Sri Lanka | — | −1 h 30 min |
| IANA zone | Asia/Colombo | Asia/Dubai |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:59 | 06:30 |
| Sunset | 17:50 | 17:37 |
| Daylight | 11 h 51 min | 11 h 7 min |
| People on this clock | 21,444,000 | 3,790,000 |
Compare Sri Lanka with another city
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Sri Lanka and Dubai: common questions
How many hours behind Sri Lanka is Dubai?
The clocks in Dubai are 1 hour and 30 minutes behind those in Sri Lanka (UTC+4 and UTC+5:30).
If it is 9:00 AM in Sri Lanka, what time is it in Dubai?
At 9:00 AM in Sri Lanka, clocks in Dubai show 7:30 AM.
What time is it in Dubai when it is 6:00 PM in Sri Lanka?
When it is 6:00 PM in Sri Lanka, it is 4:30 PM in Dubai.
When do working hours in Sri Lanka and in Dubai overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 10:30 AM to 6:00 PM in Sri Lanka, which is 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM in Dubai.
When is it still the previous day in Dubai?
Until 1:30 AM in Sri Lanka it is still the previous day in Dubai. The other way round, from 10:30 PM in Dubai it is already the next day in Sri Lanka.
Does the time difference between Sri Lanka and Dubai change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 1 hour and 30 minutes all year.
