What is the time difference between Beijing and Dubai?

Dubai is 4 hours behind Beijing. That figure is current — it changes by an hour when either city starts or ends daylight saving, and the exact dates are listed above.

When is the best time to call Dubai from Beijing?

Between 13:00–18:00 in Beijing, which is 09:00–14:00 in Dubai. That is the only stretch where both cities are inside a 09:00–18:00 day.

Does Beijing observe daylight saving time?

No. Beijing stays on UTC+8 all year, so its clocks never move.

Does Dubai observe daylight saving time?

No. Dubai stays on UTC+4 all year, so its clocks never move.

If it is midday in Beijing, what time is it in Dubai?

It is 08:00 in Dubai, on the same calendar date. That holds for the current offsets; it does not change through the year, because neither city moves its clocks.

Which time zones do Beijing and Dubai use?

Beijing uses Asia/Shanghai, currently UTC+8, and Dubai uses Asia/Dubai, currently UTC+4 (GST). Those identifiers are the ones to use in code — abbreviations are ambiguous and offsets change.

Convert Beijing time to Dubai time

Dubai is 4 hours behind Beijing right now, so midday in Beijing lands in the morning in Dubai.

Convert a time

From

Date

Time

Converted time

—

The converter needs JavaScript to run. Everything below — offsets, daylight saving dates and the hour-by-hour table — is part of the page and works without it.

Hour by hour

The whole day mapped across: read down the left for Beijing, across for Dubai.

Beijing	Dubai
00:00	20:00previous day
01:00	21:00previous day
02:00	22:00previous day
03:00	23:00previous day
04:00	00:00
05:00	01:00
06:00	02:00
07:00	03:00
08:00	04:00
09:00	05:00
10:00	06:00
11:00	07:00
12:00	08:00
13:00	09:00
14:00	10:00
15:00	11:00
16:00	12:00
17:00	13:00
18:00	14:00
19:00	15:00
20:00	16:00
21:00	17:00
22:00	18:00
23:00	19:00

Daylight saving time

Neither Beijing nor Dubai changes its clocks, so the difference between them is the same every day of the year.

Beijing

Does not observe daylight saving time

Standard: UTC+8

Dubai

Does not observe daylight saving time

Standard: UTC+4

When you can actually talk

You have 5 hours of shared working time: 13:00–18:00 in Beijing, which is 09:00–14:00 in Dubai.

Beijing 13:00–18:00Dubai 09:00–14:00

Reference

The underlying data, in case you need to put it in a calendar invitation or a configuration file.

	Beijing	Dubai
IANA zone	Asia/Shanghai	Asia/Dubai
Abbreviation	UTC+8	GST
Standard offset	UTC+8	UTC+4
Daylight offset	—	—
Clock changes this year	0	0
Country	China	United Arab Emirates

Example, not the current time. Live times appear once the page loads.

Common questions

What is the time difference between Beijing and Dubai?: Dubai is 4 hours behind Beijing. That figure is current — it changes by an hour when either city starts or ends daylight saving, and the exact dates are listed above.
When is the best time to call Dubai from Beijing?: Between 13:00–18:00 in Beijing, which is 09:00–14:00 in Dubai. That is the only stretch where both cities are inside a 09:00–18:00 day.
Does Beijing observe daylight saving time?: No. Beijing stays on UTC+8 all year, so its clocks never move.
Does Dubai observe daylight saving time?: No. Dubai stays on UTC+4 all year, so its clocks never move.
If it is midday in Beijing, what time is it in Dubai?: It is 08:00 in Dubai, on the same calendar date. That holds for the current offsets; it does not change through the year, because neither city moves its clocks.
Which time zones do Beijing and Dubai use?: Beijing uses Asia/Shanghai, currently UTC+8, and Dubai uses Asia/Dubai, currently UTC+4 (GST). Those identifiers are the ones to use in code — abbreviations are ambiguous and offsets change.