Dubai Time Zone — Asia/Dubai
+04 · UTC+4 · No DST
The Asia/Dubai timezone (UAE Standard Time, UTC+4) is the home to the world's largest NRI (Non-Resident Indian) community — over 3.4 million Indians live and work in the UAE. Dubai time is 1 hour 30 minutes behind IST and there is no Daylight Saving adjustment, meaning the offset is fixed at UTC+4 year-round. This makes India–UAE scheduling the simplest international time conversion in the world: subtract 1:30 from IST to get Dubai time, or add 1:30 to Dubai time to get IST. Following the UAE's 2022 work-week change from Friday–Saturday to Saturday–Sunday, India–UAE business scheduling now aligns five full working days Monday through Friday.
Primary City — Dubai
All Cities in Asia/Dubai 297
Showing top 100 cities by population. Use the filter to search all 297 cities.
| # | City | State / Province | Country | Population | Capital |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dubai | Dubayy | United Arab Emirates | 3.3M | admin |
| 2 | Baku | Bakı | Azerbaijan | 2.3M | primary |
| 3 | Masqaţ | Masqaţ | Oman | 1.7M | — |
| 4 | Abu Dhabi | Abū Z̧aby | United Arab Emirates | 1.5M | primary |
| 5 | Muscat | Masqaţ | Oman | 1.4M | primary |
| 6 | Sharjah | Ash Shāriqah | United Arab Emirates | 1.2M | admin |
| 7 | Samara | Samarskaya Oblast’ | Russia | 1.2M | admin |
| 8 | Tbilisi | Tbilisi | Georgia | 1.1M | primary |
| 9 | Yerevan | Yerevan | Armenia | 1.1M | primary |
| 10 | Saratov | Saratovskaya Oblast’ | Russia | 838K | admin |
| 11 | Al ‘Ayn | Abū Z̧aby | United Arab Emirates | 767K | — |
| 12 | Tolyatti | Samarskaya Oblast’ | Russia | 668K | — |
| 13 | Izhevsk | Udmurtiya | Russia | 619K | admin |
| 14 | Ulyanovsk | Ul’yanovskaya Oblast’ | Russia | 613K | admin |
| 15 | ‘Ajmān | ‘Ajmān | United Arab Emirates | 490K | admin |
| 16 | Astrakhan | Astrakhanskaya Oblast’ | Russia | 466K | admin |
| 17 | Bawshar | Masqaţ | Oman | 383K | — |
| 18 | Sumqayıt | Sumqayıt | Azerbaijan | 341K | admin |
| 19 | Şalālah | Z̧ufār | Oman | 332K | admin |
| 20 | Gəncə | Gəncə | Azerbaijan | 331K | admin |
| 21 | Saint-Denis | — | Reunion | 319K | primary |
| 22 | Engels | Saratovskaya Oblast’ | Russia | 260K | — |
| 23 | Maţraḩ | Masqaţ | Oman | 215K | — |
| 24 | Balakovo | Saratovskaya Oblast’ | Russia | 182K | — |
| 25 | As Suwayq | Shamāl al Bāţinah | Oman | 170K | — |
| 26 | Batumi | Ajaria | Georgia | 169K | admin |
| 27 | Syzran | Samarskaya Oblast’ | Russia | 162K | — |
| 28 | Port Louis | Port Louis | Mauritius | 149K | primary |
| 29 | Kutaisi | Imereti | Georgia | 148K | admin |
| 30 | Rustavi | Kvemo Kartli | Georgia | 132K | admin |
| 31 | Gyumri | Shirak | Armenia | 122K | admin |
| 32 | Ar Rustāq | Janūb al Bāţinah | Oman | 120K | admin |
| 33 | Ra’s al Khaymah | Ra’s al Khaymah | United Arab Emirates | 116K | admin |
| 34 | Al Muḑaybī | Shamāl ash Sharqīyah | Oman | 115K | — |
| 35 | Dimitrovgrad | Ul’yanovskaya Oblast’ | Russia | 109K | — |
| 36 | Mingəçevir | Mingəçevir | Azerbaijan | 106K | admin |
| 37 | Xırdalan | Abşeron | Azerbaijan | 101K | admin |
| 38 | Novokuybyshevsk | Samarskaya Oblast’ | Russia | 98K | — |
| 39 | Votkinsk | Udmurtiya | Russia | 96K | minor |
| 40 | Naxçıvan | Naxçıvan | Azerbaijan | 95K | admin |
| 41 | Al Fujayrah | Al Fujayrah | United Arab Emirates | 94K | admin |
| 42 | Vanadzor | Lorri | Armenia | 91K | admin |
| 43 | Sarapul | Udmurtiya | Russia | 89K | minor |
| 44 | Glazov | Udmurtiya | Russia | 88K | minor |
| 45 | Şatrovka | Salyan | Azerbaijan | 87K | — |
| 46 | Qaraçuxur | Bakı | Azerbaijan | 86K | — |
| 47 | Hövsan | Bakı | Azerbaijan | 85K | — |
| 48 | Bahlā’ | Ad Dākhilīyah | Oman | 85K | — |
| 49 | Nizwá | Ad Dākhilīyah | Oman | 84K | admin |
| 50 | Samā’il | Ad Dākhilīyah | Oman | 81K | — |
| 51 | Curepipe | Plaines Wilhems | Mauritius | 79K | — |
| 52 | Quatre Bornes | Plaines Wilhems | Mauritius | 77K | — |
| 53 | Balashov | Saratovskaya Oblast’ | Russia | 74K | — |
| 54 | Bakıxanov | Bakı | Azerbaijan | 72K | — |
| 55 | Şirvan | Şirvan | Azerbaijan | 71K | — |
| 56 | Chapayevsk | Samarskaya Oblast’ | Russia | 70K | — |
| 57 | Al ‘Āmirāt | Masqaţ | Oman | 70K | — |
| 58 | Şəki | Şəki | Azerbaijan | 68K | admin |
| 59 | Al Buraymī | Al Buraymī | Oman | 68K | admin |
| 60 | Sokhumi | Abkhazia | Georgia | 64K | admin |
| 61 | Qurayyāt | Masqaţ | Oman | 63K | — |
| 62 | Umm al Qaywayn | Umm al Qaywayn | United Arab Emirates | 59K | admin |
| 63 | Yevlax | Yevlax | Azerbaijan | 59K | admin |
| 64 | Ejmiatsin | Armavir | Armenia | 58K | — |
| 65 | Binə | Bakı | Azerbaijan | 57K | — |
| 66 | Volsk | Saratovskaya Oblast’ | Russia | 55K | — |
| 67 | Hrazdan | Kotayk’ | Armenia | 52K | admin |
| 68 | M.Ə. Rəsulzadə | Bakı | Azerbaijan | 52K | — |
| 69 | Lənkəran | Lənkəran | Azerbaijan | 51K | admin |
| 70 | Kalbā | Ash Shāriqah | United Arab Emirates | 51K | — |
| 71 | Iormughanlo | K’akheti | Georgia | 51K | — |
| 72 | Xankəndi | Xankəndi | Azerbaijan | 50K | — |
| 73 | Zhigulevsk | Samarskaya Oblast’ | Russia | 49K | — |
| 74 | Al Madrah Samā’il | Ad Dākhilīyah | Oman | 48K | — |
| 75 | Otradnyy | Samarskaya Oblast’ | Russia | 47K | — |
| 76 | Biləcəri | Bakı | Azerbaijan | 45K | — |
| 77 | Gori | Shida Kartli | Georgia | 45K | admin |
| 78 | Abovyan | Kotayk’ | Armenia | 44K | — |
| 79 | Maştağa | Bakı | Azerbaijan | 44K | — |
| 80 | Mozhga | Udmurtiya | Russia | 44K | minor |
| 81 | Shināş | Shamāl al Bāţinah | Oman | 43K | — |
| 82 | Khawr Fakkān | Ash Shāriqah | United Arab Emirates | 43K | — |
| 83 | Kapan | Syunik’ | Armenia | 43K | admin |
| 84 | Ağcabədi | Ağcabədi | Azerbaijan | 43K | admin |
| 85 | Poti | Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti | Georgia | 42K | minor |
| 86 | Zugdidi | Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti | Georgia | 41K | admin |
| 87 | Şəmkir | Şəmkir | Azerbaijan | 41K | admin |
| 88 | Pugachev | Saratovskaya Oblast’ | Russia | 40K | — |
| 89 | Xaçmaz | Xaçmaz | Azerbaijan | 40K | admin |
| 90 | Şamaxı | Şamaxı | Azerbaijan | 40K | — |
| 91 | Armavir | Armavir | Armenia | 39K | admin |
| 92 | Bərdə | Bərdə | Azerbaijan | 39K | admin |
| 93 | Quba | Quba | Azerbaijan | 38K | admin |
| 94 | Rtishchevo | Saratovskaya Oblast’ | Russia | 38K | — |
| 95 | Göygöl | Göygöl | Azerbaijan | 37K | admin |
| 96 | Binəqədi | Bakı | Azerbaijan | 37K | — |
| 97 | Kinel | Samarskaya Oblast’ | Russia | 36K | — |
| 98 | Göyçay | Göyçay | Azerbaijan | 36K | admin |
| 99 | Akhtubinsk | Astrakhanskaya Oblast’ | Russia | 36K | minor |
| 100 | Lökbatan | Bakı | Azerbaijan | 36K | — |
IST Conversion — +04 ↔ IST Quick Reference
Based on current offset (UTC+4). Fixed year-round — no DST adjustment needed.
| Local Time (+04) | → | IST (India) |
|---|---|---|
| 12:00 AM | → | 1:30 AM |
| 6:00 AM | → | 7:30 AM |
| 9:00 AM | → | 10:30 AM |
| 12:00 PM | → | 1:30 PM |
| 5:00 PM | → | 6:30 PM |
| 9:00 PM | → | 10:30 PM |
With over 3.4 million Indians residing in the UAE, the India–Dubai time conversion is the most frequently performed international timezone calculation by Indians worldwide. Dubai operates at UTC+4 (Gulf Standard Time, GST) with no DST — the 1 hour 30 minute gap between IST and Dubai time is fixed year-round. To convert: IST − 1:30 = Dubai time; Dubai time + 1:30 = IST. Following the UAE's Saturday–Sunday weekend change effective January 2022, both Indian and UAE business weeks now align fully on Monday–Friday, eliminating the scheduling friction that existed when UAE observed Friday–Saturday weekends. Calls to Dubai during Indian business hours (9 AM–6 PM IST) land in Dubai at 7:30 AM–4:30 PM GST — excellent overlap.