What is the time difference between Kuala Lumpur and Dubai?

Dubai is 4 hours behind Kuala Lumpur. 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 Kuala Lumpur?

Between 13:00–18:00 in Kuala Lumpur, 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 Kuala Lumpur observe daylight saving time?

No. Kuala Lumpur 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 Kuala Lumpur, 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 Kuala Lumpur and Dubai use?

Kuala Lumpur uses Asia/Kuala_Lumpur, 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 Kuala Lumpur time to Dubai time

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

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Hour by hour

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

Kuala Lumpur	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

Both cities keep one offset all year. Whatever difference holds today still holds in six months.

Kuala Lumpur

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 Kuala Lumpur, which is 09:00–14:00 in Dubai.

Kuala Lumpur 13:00–18:00Dubai 09:00–14:00

Reference

The zone identifiers and offsets behind everything above.

	Kuala Lumpur	Dubai
IANA zone	Asia/Kuala_Lumpur	Asia/Dubai
Abbreviation	UTC+8	GST
Standard offset	UTC+8	UTC+4
Daylight offset	—	—
Clock changes this year	0	0
Country	Malaysia	United Arab Emirates

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Common questions

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