Meeting time

Best time to meet: Abu Dhabi and Adelaide

Abu Dhabi is 6 hours 30 minutes behind Adelaide right now. Their working days overlap for 1 hour 30 minutes: 9 AM to 10:30 AM in Abu Dhabi, which is 3:30 PM to 5 PM in Adelaide. The easiest time to meet is 9:30 AM in Abu Dhabi (4 PM in Adelaide).

Tue 7:56 PMAbu Dhabi · Gulf Standard TimeWed 2:26 AMAdelaide · Australian Central Daylight Time

Hour by hour

With the clocks as they are on November 10, 2026, Abu Dhabi time on the left. A working day here is 9 AM to 5 PM.

Abu DhabiAdelaide
6 AM12:30 PMAdelaide at work
7 AM1:30 PMAdelaide at work
8 AM2:30 PMAdelaide at work
9 AM3:30 PMBoth at work
10 AM4:30 PMBoth at work
11 AM5:30 PMAbu Dhabi at work
12 PM6:30 PMAbu Dhabi at work
1 PM7:30 PMAbu Dhabi at work
2 PM8:30 PMAbu Dhabi at work
3 PM9:30 PMAbu Dhabi at work
4 PM10:30 PMAbu Dhabi at work
5 PM11:30 PMBoth off
6 PM12:30 AM next dayBoth off
7 PM1:30 AM next dayBoth off
8 PM2:30 AM next dayBoth off
9 PM3:30 AM next dayBoth off
10 PM4:30 AM next dayBoth off

When the clocks change

The gap moves when either city changes its clocks. The next twelve months:

DatesAbu Dhabi isBoth at work (Abu Dhabi time)Easiest (Abu Dhabi / Adelaide)
Now to April 4, 20276 hours 30 minutes behind9 AM–10:30 AM (1 hour 30 minutes)9:30 AM / 4 PM
April 4, 2027 to October 3, 2027
clocks in Adelaide go back
5 hours 30 minutes behind9 AM–11:30 AM (2 hours 30 minutes)10 AM / 3:30 PM
October 3, 2027 onward
clocks in Adelaide go forward
6 hours 30 minutes behind9 AM–10:30 AM (1 hour 30 minutes)9:30 AM / 4 PM

Abu Dhabi keeps the same clock as Dubai.

Questions people ask

What time is it in Adelaide when it is 9 AM in Abu Dhabi?
3:30 PM in Adelaide, while Abu Dhabi is 6 hours 30 minutes behind.
When is the best time for a call between Abu Dhabi and Adelaide?
9:30 AM in Abu Dhabi, which is 4 PM in Adelaide. Both cities are at work from 9 AM to 10:30 AM Abu Dhabi time.
Does the time difference between Abu Dhabi and Adelaide change during the year?
Yes — it changes 2 times in the next twelve months, when the clocks go forward or back; the dates are in the table above.

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