Dubai to London Time Converter
Dubai is currently 3 hours ahead of London. Use the live clocks below to see the current local time and date in both cities, and scan the 24-hour grids to find the best overlapping business hours for a call or meeting.
What is the time difference between Dubai and London?
Dubai is between 3 and 4 hours ahead of London depending on the time of year, because one of the two cities observes daylight saving time and the other does not.
Current offset: Dubai is on UTC+04:00 and London is on UTC+01:00 right now. Offsets shift by one hour when daylight saving time begins or ends, so the gap between the two cities can widen or narrow by an hour at those transitions.
Daylight saving time changes in Dubai and London
Daylight saving time (DST) is not observed uniformly around the world. Some countries change their clocks twice a year, some observe DST on dates that differ from their neighbours, and others have abolished it entirely. The dates below are the actual transitions for the current calendar year.
Dubai
Dubai does not observe daylight saving time. The offset remains UTC+04:00 all year round.
London
London observes daylight saving time. Current offset: UTC+01:00.
- Clocks go forward 1 hour on Sunday, March 29, 2026. Local time switches to UTC+01:00.
- Clocks go back 1 hour on Sunday, October 25, 2026. Local time switches to UTC+00:00.
Frequently asked questions
How many hours is Dubai ahead of London?
Dubai is currently 3 hours ahead of London.
Why does the time difference change?
Because daylight saving time is observed by one city and not the other, or the two switch on different dates. Dubai is on UTC+04:00 and London is on UTC+01:00 right now.