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New Zealand is on daylight saving time: NZDT (UTC+13) until Sun, Apr 4, 2027.

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4:00 pm16:00 GST (UTC+4), Oct 18, 2026 = 1:00 am01:00 NZDT (UTC+13), Oct 19, 2026

Dubai is 9 hours behind NZDT.

How the time difference changes

Depending on seasonal clock changes, Dubai is 8 hours behind NZST or Dubai is 9 hours behind NZDT.

Depending on seasonal clock changes, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in Dubai correspond to 5:00 pm to 2:00 am (next day) in NZST or working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in Dubai correspond to 6:00 pm to 3:00 am (next day) in NZDT.Depending on seasonal clock changes, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in Dubai correspond to 17:00 to 02:00 (next day) in NZST or working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in Dubai correspond to 18:00 to 03:00 (next day) in NZDT.

Compare Dubai time with NZST time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.

Time Difference

GST (Gulf Standard Time) is 9 hours behind New Zealand Daylight Time.
4:00 pm16:00 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates is 1:00 am01:00 in NZDT

Dubai to NZDT call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 8:30am-9:30am08:30-09:30 in Dubai which corresponds to 5:30pm-6:30pm17:30-18:30 in NZDT. Their 9am–6pm09:00–18:00 working hours do not overlap; this is a suggested compromise.

4:00 pm16:00 GST (Gulf Standard Time) (Dubai, United Arab Emirates). Offset UTC +4:00 hours
1:00 am01:00 New Zealand Daylight Time (NZDT). Offset UTC +13:00 hours

4:00 pm16:00 Dubai, United Arab Emirates / 1:00 am01:00 NZDT

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Dubai Time Zone and Facts

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Offset
GST – Gulf Standard Time, UTC+4 (no daylight saving time)

Dubai Facts

Country
United Arab Emirates
Alternative Names
DXB, Dabei, Dibai, Dibay, Doubayi, Dubae, Dubai, Dubai City, Dubai emiraat, Dubaija, Dubaj, Dubajo, Dubajus, Dubay, Dubayy, Dubaï, Dubái, Dúbæ, Ehmirat Dubaj, Fort Dabei, Ntoumpai, dby, dbyy, di bai, dobai, du bai, duba'i, dubai, dubay, dubi, dwbyy, tupai, Ντουμπάι, Дубаи, Дубай, Эмірат Дубай, Դուբայի Էմիրություն, דובאי, דוביי, دبئی, دبى, دبي, دبی, دوبەی, دۇبائى, दुबई, দুবাই, துபை, దుబాయ్, ದುಬೈ, ദുബായ്, ดูไบ, დუბაი, ドバイ, 杜拜, 迪拜, 두바이
Population
3,790,000
Currency
Dirham (AED)
Geographic Coordinates
25° 04' N Latitude / 55° 18' E Longitude
International Dialing Code
+971

New Zealand Standard Time

Offset: NZST is 12 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Countries using this time zone: Antarctica, New Zealand

Principal Cities: The largest city in the NZST time zone is Auckland in New Zealand, with about 1.547 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Christchurch, Wellington, Hamilton, Tauranga.

Map of the areas on New Zealand Standard Time (NZST)
NZST part of the year

Today the shaded areas are on UTC+13 (NZDT).

Daylight Saving: This is a standard time zone. During summer, some places set clocks forward one hour for daylight saving time and observe New Zealand Daylight Time (NZDT).

123456789101112End: New Zealand Standard Time (NZST) ended on Sunday, September 27, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Sunday, September 27, 2026, 3:00 am03:00 local daylight time instead. Standard time ends annually on the last Sunday of September.

123456789101112Start: New Zealand Standard Time (NZST) starts on Sunday, April 4, 2027 at 3:00 am03:00 local time and clocks are set one hour back to Sunday, April 4, 2027, 2:00 am02:00. Standard time starts annually on the first Sunday of April.

See New Zealand daylight saving time and upcoming clock changes worldwide.

NZST representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • +12 - basic short
  • +1200 - basic
  • +12:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • +1200 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (12) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of twelve hours to the east of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Mike - Military abbreviation for NZST
  • M - short form of 'Mike'
IANA/Olson: Reflects NZST time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • Antarctica/McMurdo
  • Antarctica/South_Pole
  • NZ
  • Pacific/Auckland
Time zones with the GMT +12 offset:
  • ANAST - Anadyr Summer Time
  • ANAT - Anadyr Time
  • FJT - Fiji Time
  • GILT - Gilbert Island Time
  • M - Mike Time Zone
  • MAGST - Magadan Summer Time
  • MHT - Marshall Islands Time
  • NRT - Nauru Time
  • NZST - New Zealand Standard Time
  • PETT - Kamchatka Time
  • PETST - Kamchatka Summer Time
  • TVT - Tuvalu Time
  • WFT - Wallis and Futuna Time