UAE · GST
Tue, 15 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Al Ain, UAE runs on UTC+4. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+4 — daylight saving time is not observed. There is a 8-hour difference between Al Ain and New York. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 1 hours a day with New York. A good time to connect: 17:00–18:00 in Al Ain lines up with 09:00–10:00 in New York. There is a 3-hour difference between Al Ain and London. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 6 hours a day with London. A good time to connect: 12:00–18:00 in Al Ain lines up with 09:00–15:00 in London. There is a 5-hour difference between Al Ain and Tokyo. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 4 hours a day with Tokyo. A good time to connect: 09:00–13:00 in Al Ain lines up with 14:00–18:00 in Tokyo. This timezone is also shared with cities such as Baku, Dubai, Abu Dhabi. Keeping these offsets in mind makes it easier to schedule calls or travel to and from Al Ain.
Practical Info
Al Ain (UAE) is home to roughly 770K people. Today brings about 13.6 hours of daylight: sunrise at 05:30, sunset at 19:06. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+4 — daylight saving time is not observed. It sits in the Northern Hemisphere, about 24° north of the equator. Traffic drives on the right.
Flag
UAE
Capital
Abu Dhabi
Continent
Asia
Time Zone
GST · Asia/Dubai
Coordinates
24.21°N, 55.74°E
Currency
AED (د.إ)
Calling Code
+971
Driving Side
Right
Hemisphere
Northern
Language
Arabic
Measurement System
Metric
Did You Know?
Al Ain's oasis is irrigated by *falaj* channels — underground tunnels tapping mountain aquifers — some of them around 3,000 years old and still running. The system waters roughly 147,000 date palms.
The clock: Al Ain keeps UTC+4 and sits directly on the Omani border, where the two countries share the same hour and, in places, the same street.
Annual Daylight
Working Hours
8h overlap