Time difference between Berlin and Dubai
Dubai is currently 2 hours ahead of Berlin. The best shared working window is 06:00–13:00 UTC — 7 hours a day. The table below shows the hours side by side.
National conventions are the default and the public figure. Change them here for your own answer — the chart, the window and the calendar file all follow.
Not on that day. Sunday is a rest day in both Berlin and Dubai. The hours above are what you would share on a day you are both at work.
09:00 Berlin At work = 11:00 Dubai At work
Tap any hour to read it in both cities.
The difference changes twice a year
Berlin and Dubai do not change their clocks on the same dates, so a standing meeting moves by an hour in these weeks.
- 25 October – 27 March +3 h
- usually +2 h
Days when one side is not at work
A public holiday is not a time-zone fact, so no converter shows it — but it is the same question.
- 2 December — اليوم الوطني Dubai off
- 25 December — 1. Weihnachtstag Berlin off
- 5 January — الإسراء والمعراج Dubai off
Hour by hour
| Berlin | Dubai | |
|---|---|---|
| 00:00 | 02:00 | |
| 01:00 | 03:00 | |
| 02:00 | 04:00 | |
| 03:00 | 05:00 | |
| 04:00 | 06:00 | |
| 05:00 | 07:00 | |
| 06:00 | 08:00 | |
| 07:00 | 09:00 | |
| 08:00 | 10:00 | both at work |
| 09:00 | 11:00 | both at work |
| 10:00 | 12:00 | both at work |
| 11:00 | 13:00 | both at work |
| 12:00 | 14:00 | both at work |
| 13:00 | 15:00 | both at work |
| 14:00 | 16:00 | both at work |
| 15:00 | 17:00 | |
| 16:00 | 18:00 | |
| 17:00 | 19:00 | |
| 18:00 | 20:00 | |
| 19:00 | 21:00 | |
| 20:00 | 22:00 | |
| 21:00 | 23:00 | |
| 22:00 | 00:00 | |
| 23:00 | 01:00 |
The difference adjusts automatically for daylight saving in both Berlin and Dubai.
The working week
- Berlin
- 08:00 to 17:00, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday.
- Dubai
- 08:00 to 17:00, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday.
- The UAE moved to a Saturday and Sunday weekend in 2022, with a half day on Friday in the public sector.
Sources and last check
Times, offsets and sun positions on this page are computed live from the IANA timezone database and the NOAA solar algorithm, so they do not depend on the review dates below.
- Working hours and weekend days for 55 countries
- Source: Published national labour conventions and government working-hours guidance. Last checked, reviewed every 12 months.
Not covered:A national convention, not any given employer. Countries not listed fall back to a nine-to-five, Monday to Friday default, and pages say so rather than implying we checked.
FAQ
How many hours between Berlin and Dubai?
Dubai is 2 hours ahead of Berlin (+2 hours).
When is the best time for a meeting?
Around 06:00–13:00 UTC, when both working days overlap — Berlin works 08:00–17:00 and Dubai works 08:00–17:00, each in their own local time.