Meeting time

Best time to meet: Dubai and Beijing

Dubai is 4 hours behind Beijing right now. Their working days overlap for 4 hours: 9 AM to 1 PM in Dubai, which is 1 PM to 5 PM in Beijing. The easiest time to meet is 10 AM in Dubai (2 PM in Beijing).

Tue 7:55 PMDubai · Gulf Standard TimeTue 11:55 PMBeijing · China Standard Time

Hour by hour

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

DubaiBeijing
6 AM10 AMBeijing at work
7 AM11 AMBeijing at work
8 AM12 PMBeijing at work
9 AM1 PMBoth at work
10 AM2 PMEasiest time
11 AM3 PMBoth at work
12 PM4 PMBoth at work
1 PM5 PMDubai at work
2 PM6 PMDubai at work
3 PM7 PMDubai at work
4 PM8 PMDubai at work
5 PM9 PMBoth off
6 PM10 PMBoth off
7 PM11 PMBoth off
8 PM12 AM next dayBoth off
9 PM1 AM next dayBoth off
10 PM2 AM next dayBoth off

All year

The gap between Dubai and Beijing does not move during the year, so the table above holds all year.

Beijing keeps the same clock as Singapore.

Questions people ask

What time is it in Beijing when it is 9 AM in Dubai?
1 PM in Beijing, while Dubai is 4 hours behind.
When is the best time for a call between Dubai and Beijing?
10 AM in Dubai, which is 2 PM in Beijing. Both cities are at work from 9 AM to 1 PM Dubai time.
Does the time difference between Dubai and Beijing change during the year?
No. It stays 4 hours all year: the clocks either do not change or change on the same day in both.

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