Meeting time

Best time to meet: Dubai and Riyadh

Dubai is 1 hour ahead of Riyadh right now. Their working days overlap for 7 hours: 10 AM to 5 PM in Dubai, which is 9 AM to 4 PM in Riyadh. The easiest time to meet is 11 AM in Dubai (10 AM in Riyadh).

Tue 7:54 PMDubai · Gulf Standard TimeTue 6:54 PMRiyadh · Arabian 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.

DubaiRiyadh
6 AM5 AMBoth off
7 AM6 AMBoth off
8 AM7 AMBoth off
9 AM8 AMDubai at work
10 AM9 AMBoth at work
11 AM10 AMEasiest time
12 PM11 AMBoth at work
1 PM12 PMBoth at work
2 PM1 PMBoth at work
3 PM2 PMBoth at work
4 PM3 PMBoth at work
5 PM4 PMRiyadh at work
6 PM5 PMBoth off
7 PM6 PMBoth off
8 PM7 PMBoth off
9 PM8 PMBoth off
10 PM9 PMBoth off

All year

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

Riyadh keeps the same clock as Istanbul.

Which days work

Riyadh works Sunday to Thursday and Dubai works Monday to Friday, so the days both are at work are Monday to Thursday. A Friday call lands on Riyadh's weekend, and a Sunday one on Dubai's.

Questions people ask

What time is it in Riyadh when it is 9 AM in Dubai?
8 AM in Riyadh, while Dubai is 1 hour ahead.
When is the best time for a call between Dubai and Riyadh?
11 AM in Dubai, which is 10 AM in Riyadh. Both cities are at work from 10 AM to 5 PM Dubai time.
Does the time difference between Dubai and Riyadh change during the year?
No. It stays 1 hour all year: the clocks either do not change or change on the same day in both.

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