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Time difference between Dubai and Sydney

Short answer

Sydney is 6 hours ahead of Dubai. Right now it is 16:33 in Dubai (GMT+4, UTC+4) and 22:33 in Sydney (GMT+10, UTC+10).

Right now

Dubai · United Arab Emirates

16:33

Tuesday, September 15, 2026

Gulf Standard Time · GMT+4 · UTC+4

Sydney · Australia

22:33

Tuesday, September 15, 2026

Australian Eastern Standard Time · GMT+10 · UTC+10

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Does the difference between Dubai and Sydney change during the year?

Yes. For 183 days of 2026 the difference is 7 hours, but it moves whenever Dubai or Sydney enters or leaves daylight saving time. Here is the full 2026 calendar (dates in UTC):

From	Until	Sydney vs Dubai
January 1	April 4	+7 h
April 4	October 3	+6 h
October 3	December 31	+7 h

The highlighted row is the current period. Every date comes from each zone's official rules, not from a hand-typed table.

Best time to call Sydney from Dubai (and vice versa)

The window in which both cities are inside their 9:00–17:00 working day runs from 09:00 to 11:00 in Dubai, which is 15:00 to 17:00 in Sydney: 2 hours of overlap per day. For a call that disturbs nobody, aim for the middle of that window.

Outside that window, the practical rule: mornings in Sydney are afternoons in Dubai. Avoid any hour that falls before 8:00 or after 21:00 in either city.

Dubai to Sydney conversion table

Each Dubai hour and its equivalent in Sydney today. Rows shaded green are working hours (9:00–17:00) in both cities at once.

Dubai time · Tue, Sep 15	Sydney time
00:00	06:00
01:00	07:00
02:00	08:00
03:00	09:00
04:00	10:00
05:00	11:00
06:00	12:00
07:00	13:00
08:00	14:00
09:00	15:00
10:00	16:00
11:00	17:00
12:00	18:00
13:00	19:00
14:00	20:00
15:00	21:00
16:00	22:00
17:00	23:00
18:00	00:00next day
19:00	01:00next day
20:00	02:00next day
21:00	03:00next day
22:00	04:00next day
23:00	05:00next day

Looking for it the other way round? This page covers both directions: Sydney to Dubai is the same difference with the sign flipped.

The two time zones

Dubai — Asia/Dubai

Dubai is on Gulf Standard Time, a fixed UTC+4 all year with no daylight saving — which is why its difference with Europe and the US shifts by an hour twice a year.

Sydney — Australia/Sydney

Sydney uses Australian Eastern Time: UTC+10 in winter (AEST) and UTC+11 in summer (AEDT), from the first Sunday of October to the first Sunday of April — opposite to the northern hemisphere.

Frequently asked questions

How many hours difference between Dubai and Sydney?

Sydney is 6 hours ahead of Dubai. For most of the year (183 days) the difference is 7 hours; it shifts during the weeks when one of the two cities enters or leaves daylight saving time.

When it is 12:00 noon in Dubai, what time is it in Sydney?

18:00 in Sydney (at today's difference of 6 hours).

What is the best time for a meeting between Dubai and Sydney?

Between 09:00 and 11:00 in Dubai, which is 15:00–17:00 in Sydney: 2 hours of overlap inside both cities' 9:00–17:00 working day.

Do Dubai and Sydney observe daylight saving time?

Dubai: no. Sydney: yes. Because only one of them changes its clocks, the difference moves by one hour twice a year.

What time zone is Dubai in? And Sydney?

Dubai: Gulf Standard Time (Asia/Dubai, UTC+4). Sydney: Australian Eastern Standard Time (Australia/Sydney, UTC+10).

Tools

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