What is the time difference between Hong Kong and Dubai?

Dubai is 4 hours behind Hong Kong. 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 Hong Kong?

Between 13:00–18:00 in Hong Kong, 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 Hong Kong observe daylight saving time?

No. Hong Kong 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 Hong Kong, 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 Hong Kong and Dubai use?

Hong Kong uses Asia/Hong_Kong, 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 Hong Kong time to Dubai time

Right now Dubai runs 4 hours behind Hong Kong. That gap is not fixed: it moves when either city changes its clocks.

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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

Every hour of a day in Hong Kong, and what the clock reads in Dubai at that same moment.

Hong Kong	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 Hong Kong nor Dubai changes its clocks, so the difference between them is the same every day of the year.

Hong Kong

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 Hong Kong, which is 09:00–14:00 in Dubai.

Hong Kong 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.

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

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

Common questions

What is the time difference between Hong Kong and Dubai?: Dubai is 4 hours behind Hong Kong. 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 Hong Kong?: Between 13:00–18:00 in Hong Kong, 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 Hong Kong observe daylight saving time?: No. Hong Kong 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 Hong Kong, 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 Hong Kong and Dubai use?: Hong Kong uses Asia/Hong_Kong, 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.