What is the time difference between Chatham Islands and Dubai?

Dubai is 8 hours 45 minutes behind Chatham Islands. 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 Chatham Islands?

Between 17:45–18:00 in Chatham Islands, which is 09:00–09:15 in Dubai. That is the only stretch where both cities are inside a 09:00–18:00 day.

Does Chatham Islands observe daylight saving time?

Yes. Chatham Islands runs on UTC+12:45 in winter and UTC+13:45 in summer. The next change is on 2026-09-27, when clocks go forward by 60 minutes.

Does Dubai observe daylight saving time?

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

If it is midday in Chatham Islands, what time is it in Dubai?

It is 03:15 in Dubai, on the same calendar date. That holds for the current offsets; it shifts by an hour around the daylight saving dates listed above.

Which time zones do Chatham Islands and Dubai use?

Chatham Islands uses Pacific/Chatham, currently UTC+12:45 (CHAST), 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 Chatham Islands time to Dubai time

Dubai is 8 hours 45 minutes behind Chatham Islands right now, so midday in Chatham Islands lands in the small hours in Dubai.

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Hour by hour

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

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

Daylight saving time

Chatham Islands changes its clocks; Dubai does not. The difference between them therefore shifts by an hour twice a year.

Chatham Islands

Observes daylight saving time

Standard: UTC+12:45
Daylight: UTC+13:45
Next change: 2026-09-27 +60m

Dubai

Does not observe daylight saving time

Standard: UTC+4

When you can actually talk

The window is 15 minutes wide — 17:45–18:00 in Chatham Islands, 09:00–09:15 in Dubai.

Chatham Islands 17:45–18:00Dubai 09:00–09:15

Reference

The zone identifiers and offsets behind everything above.

	Chatham Islands	Dubai
IANA zone	Pacific/Chatham	Asia/Dubai
Abbreviation	CHAST	GST
Standard offset	UTC+12:45	UTC+4
Daylight offset	UTC+13:45	—
Clock changes this year	2	0
Country	New Zealand	United Arab Emirates

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Common questions

What is the time difference between Chatham Islands and Dubai?: Dubai is 8 hours 45 minutes behind Chatham Islands. 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 Chatham Islands?: Between 17:45–18:00 in Chatham Islands, which is 09:00–09:15 in Dubai. That is the only stretch where both cities are inside a 09:00–18:00 day.
Does Chatham Islands observe daylight saving time?: Yes. Chatham Islands runs on UTC+12:45 in winter and UTC+13:45 in summer. The next change is on 2026-09-27, when clocks go forward by 60 minutes.
Does Dubai observe daylight saving time?: No. Dubai stays on UTC+4 all year, so its clocks never move.
If it is midday in Chatham Islands, what time is it in Dubai?: It is 03:15 in Dubai, on the same calendar date. That holds for the current offsets; it shifts by an hour around the daylight saving dates listed above.
Which time zones do Chatham Islands and Dubai use?: Chatham Islands uses Pacific/Chatham, currently UTC+12:45 (CHAST), and Dubai uses Asia/Dubai, currently UTC+4 (GST). Those identifiers are the ones to use in code — abbreviations are ambiguous and offsets change.