Time difference between Delhi and Dubai

The gap holds all year

Neither city changes its clocks — Delhi does not change its clocks and Dubai does not change its clocks — so 1 hour 30 minutes is the difference in January and in July alike. That is worth knowing about this pair specifically, because most international pairs do move and a recurring meeting between them does not need checking twice a year.

About Delhi and Dubai

India runs a single zone at UTC+5:30 across nearly 30 degrees of longitude, so sunrise in the far northeast can be before five in the morning by the clock. Proposals to split the country in two have been made repeatedly and rejected each time.

The UAE keeps UTC+4 all year with no daylight saving, and the working week runs Monday to Friday only since 2022 — before that it was Sunday to Thursday, which made the overlap with Europe a different problem entirely.

What 1 hour 30 minutes actually costs you

This is an easy pair. 6.5 hours of the working day are shared, which is enough for a standing meeting at a time neither side has to think about. 10:30 AM–5:00 PM in Delhi lands inside office hours at both ends.

When they can both be at their desks

Nine-to-five in both cities overlaps for 6.5 hours — 10:30 AM to 5:00 PM in Delhi, the same moment as 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM in Dubai.

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How far apart Delhi and Dubai are

The shortest path over the Earth's surface between the two is 2,205 km (1,370 miles). That is a short flight — about 3 hours 10 minutes in the air along that line.

A gap of 1 hour 30 minutes is small enough that most people adjust within a day or two, and short enough that it rarely disrupts a trip.

Delhi to Dubai, hour by hour

On the usual gap of 1 hour 30 minutes.

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