Current time · United Arab Emirates
Current time in Abu Dhabi
- Time zone
- Asia/Dubai
- UTC offset
- UTC+4
- Name
- Gulf Standard Time
- Daylight saving 2026
- no
Clock changes in 2026
Abu Dhabi does not change its clocks in 2026 – it stays on UTC+4 all year.
Sun today
- Sunrise
- 6:31 AM
- Sunset
- 5:40 PM
- Day length
- 11 h 9 min
- Solar noon
- 12:05 PM
Civil dawn and dusk: 6:07 AM and 6:04 PM. Computed from the city’s coordinates (24.45, 54.40).
Time difference: Abu Dhabi and other cities
| City | Now | Difference |
|---|---|---|
| London | −4 4 h behind | |
| New York | −9 9 h behind | |
| Los Angeles | −12 12 h behind | |
| Chicago | −10 10 h behind | |
| San Francisco | −12 12 h behind | |
| Toronto | −9 9 h behind | |
| Mexico City | −10 10 h behind | |
| São Paulo | −7 7 h behind | |
| Buenos Aires | −7 7 h behind | |
| Paris | −3 3 h behind | |
| Berlin | −3 3 h behind | |
| Amsterdam | −3 3 h behind | |
| Madrid | −3 3 h behind | |
| Rome | −3 3 h behind | |
| Warsaw | −3 3 h behind | |
| Kyiv | −2 2 h behind | |
| Moscow | −1 1 h behind | |
| Istanbul | −1 1 h behind | |
| Cairo | −2 2 h behind | |
| Lagos | −3 3 h behind | |
| Johannesburg | −2 2 h behind | |
| Nairobi | −1 1 h behind | |
| Dubai | ±0 same time | |
| Mumbai | +1:30 1 h 30 min ahead | |
| New Delhi | +1:30 1 h 30 min ahead | |
| Bangkok | +3 3 h ahead | |
| Jakarta | +3 3 h ahead | |
| Singapore | +4 4 h ahead | |
| Hong Kong | +4 4 h ahead | |
| Beijing | +4 4 h ahead | |
| Shanghai | +4 4 h ahead | |
| Seoul | +5 5 h ahead | |
| Tokyo | +5 5 h ahead | |
| Sydney | +7 7 h ahead | |
| Auckland | +9 9 h ahead | |
| Honolulu | −14 14 h behind |
Plus – it is later there than here, minus – earlier. Plan a meeting with this city
Nearby cities
Same time zone: Asia/Dubai
- Dubai United Arab Emirates
- Sharjah United Arab Emirates
- Al Ain City United Arab Emirates
- Ajman United Arab Emirates
- Ras al-Khaimah United Arab Emirates
In short
Abu Dhabi is in the Asia/Dubai time zone of the IANA database. The current offset is UTC+4. Clocks here are 4 h ahead of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Population: about 1,807,000 (GeoNames).