Time difference between Dubai and Sydney
Sydney is currently 6 hours ahead of Dubai. The best shared working window is 04:00–07:00 UTC, 3 hours of it. The table below shows the hours side by side.
Your team keeps different hours?
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. Saturday is a rest day in both Dubai and Sydney. The hours above are what you would share on a day you are both at work.
| Dubai | Sydney | |
|---|---|---|
| 00:00 | 06:00 | |
| 01:00 | 07:00 | |
| 02:00 | 08:00 | |
| 03:00 | 09:00 | |
| 04:00 | 10:00 | |
| 05:00 | 11:00 | |
| 06:00 | 12:00 | |
| 07:00 | 13:00 | |
| 08:00 | 14:00 | both at work |
| 09:00 | 15:00 | both at work |
| 10:00 | 16:00 | both at work |
| 11:00 | 17:00 | |
| 12:00 | 18:00 | |
| 13:00 | 19:00 | |
| 14:00 | 20:00 | |
| 15:00 | 21:00 | |
| 16:00 | 22:00 | |
| 17:00 | 23:00 | |
| 18:00 | 00:00 | |
| 19:00 | 01:00 | |
| 20:00 | 02:00 | |
| 21:00 | 03:00 | |
| 22:00 | 04:00 | |
| 23:00 | 05:00 |
The difference adjusts automatically for daylight saving in both places. Living in Dubai and working with Sydney? See the rhythm score for basing there.
The working week
- 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.
- Sydney
- 09:00 to 17:00, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday.
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 Dubai and Sydney?
Sydney is 6 hours ahead of Dubai (+6 hours).
When is the best time for a meeting?
Around 04:00–07:00 UTC, when both working days overlap — Dubai works 08:00–17:00 and Sydney works 09:00–17:00, each in their own local time.