Time Zone History

United Arab Emirates time zone history

The zone’s clock record is used in 5 countries and territories today. On standard time, clocks in Dubai run 19 minutes ahead of local mean solar time.

UTC+4

Standard time is UTC+4 all year under the current rules.

tz database name Asia/Dubai

Convert a time from United Arab Emirates

UTC+4 every day since 1970

UTC+3:41:12: 19 minutes behind today’s standard timeUTC+4: today’s standard timeUTC+3:41:12: 19 minutes behindtoday’s standard timeUTC+4: today’s standard time

How to read this chart

Before 1970

19101920193019401950196019701910192019301940195019601970
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec1970198019902000201020202028JFMAMJJASOND1970198019902000201020202028

Standard time changes

DateChangeNew standard timeClock label
Before 1970
January 1, 1920Local mean time (UTC+3:41:12) replacedUTC+4numeric only

Also on UTC+4

Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia, Astrakhan (Russia), Saratov (Russia), Samara (Russia), Ulyanovsk (Russia) and Mauritius.

Clocks next door since 1970

  • Qatar (379 km): usually 1 hour behind; different on 882 days in 1970–1972.
  • Saudi Arabia (868 km): always 1 hour behind.
  • Pakistan (1,184 km): usually 1 hour ahead; different on 535 days in 2002, 2008 and 2009.
  • Iran (1,210 km): usually 30 minutes behind; different on 6,378 days in 1977–1980, 1991–2005 and 2008–2022.
  • Iraq (1,382 km): usually 1 hour behind; different on 4,729 days in 1982–2007.

How it compares

The United Arab Emirates has kept UTC+4 since 1920, with no clock changes since 1970.