Abu Dhabi uses Asia/Dubai — UTC+04:00 (+04) in standard time. It is located in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The live clock shows the current local time and updates every second.
Everything you need to know about Abu Dhabi's time zone, UTC offset, and Daylight Saving Time schedule.
Abu Dhabi uses UTC+04:00 in standard time. This is the offset used outside the daylight saving period.
This zone does not observe daylight saving time and stays on UTC+04:00 year-round.
The official IANA time zone name for Abu Dhabi is Asia/Dubai. This identifier is used in programming, operating systems and calendar applications worldwide.
No daylight saving transitions are scheduled for this zone.
Dubai
Currency: UAE Dirham (AED). Calling code: +971. Languages: Arabic.
Abu Dhabi is the capital city of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, the seat of the Abu Dhabi Central Capital District and the UAE's second-most populous city, after Dubai. Situated on a T-shaped island, Abu Dhabi extends into the Persian Gulf from the central-western coast of the UAE.
Abu Dhabi is located on an island in the Persian Gulf, off the Central West Coast. Most of the city and the Emirate reside on the mainland connected to the rest of the country. In 2023, Abu Dhabi's urban area had an estimated population of 2.5 million, out of 3.8 million in the emirate of Abu Dhabi.
The Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA), headquartered in the city, is estimated to manage approximately US$1 trillion in assets, making it the world's third-largest sovereign wealth fund after Norway's Government Pension Fund Global and China's CIC.
Abu Dhabi has over a trillion US dollars' worth of assets under management in a combination of sovereign wealth funds headquartered there.
Source: Wikipedia contributors — Abu Dhabi. Adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0; see licence details. Reviewed by the TimeZoria AI Editorial Team.
1,807,000 residents (GeoNames city population; metro areas may be larger).
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
Asia/Dubai · UTC+04:00 (+04).
No daylight saving time.
UAE Dirham (AED) · +971.
Dubai, Sohar, Al Wakrah
Zayed International Airport (AUH) about 25.6 km from the city coordinates. Source: OurAirports (public domain).
2024 averages: daily highs 33.0°C and lows 25.2°C. Warmest month: June (average high 40.8°C); coolest month: January (average low 18.3°C). Source: Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
The UAE's large hydrocarbon wealth gives it one of the highest GDP per capita in the world and Abu Dhabi owns the majority of these resources 95% of the oil and 92% of gas. Abu Dhabi thus holds 9% of the world's proven oil reserves (98.2bn barrels) and almost 5% of the world's natural gas (5.8 billion cubic metres or 200 billion cubic feet). Source: Wikipedia contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 (adapted).
Region: Abu Dhabi · IANA zone: Asia/Dubai · Open data sources and licence details: TimeZoria AI licenses.
Current time in major cities compared to Abu Dhabi. Times update live every second.
Note on DST transitions: The offsets shown above reflect the current live offset, which changes twice a year due to Daylight Saving Time. Different regions change their clocks on different dates, which means the difference between Abu Dhabi and another city can vary by 1 hour for a short period in spring and autumn. Always verify the exact time difference around DST transition dates for critical scheduling.
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