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With the end of daylight saving time in Europe on Sunday, October 27, 2024 Brussels, Central Europe will be 3 hours behind Dubai, United Arab Emirates. | Swap

Europe time zones vs
Middle East time zones

Europe spans 4 main time zones, ranging from UTC 0h. to UTC +3h. Western Europe / Central Europe / Eastern Europe and European Russia. More info. | You can see Europe larger map or World Time Zone Map .

The Middle East spans 4 time zones, ranging from UTC +2h. to UTC +4h. EET (Israel) / AST (Saudi Arabia) / Iran / United Arab Emirates.

Europe Daylight Saving Time 2024
On Sunday October 27Central Europe* turns the clock back one hour, at 3:00 a.m. it will be 2:00 a.m. More info

Middle East Daylight Saving Time 2024
There are multiple DST dates, and only these countries observe daylight saving time:
Cyprus / Egipt / Lebanon / Israel / and Palestinian Territories: West Bank / Gaza Strip. More info.
Jordan, Syria and Iran no longer use daylight saving time. More info

You can quickly check the current time difference between the Brussels, Belgium and United Arab Emirates by viewing the current time zone at the top right of both countries. time zone clocks . clock symbols info

For ex. Brussels +1h versus to Dubai +4h, there is a difference of -3 hours, so Brussels is always 3 hours behind Dubai in standard time. During Europe Daylight Saving Time we will subtract 1 hour = -2 hours.
Brussels, Belgium and Dubai, UAE coincide in standard time from the last Sunday of October (End of Europe Daylight Saving Time) until the last Sunday of March of the following year. (Start of Europe Daylight Saving Time).

You can also refer to the 4 Time Zone Colors = Intervals that are multiples of 4 hours between the same colors.
For example, between London, United Kingdom, EU and Dubai, United Arab Emirates (both in pink) the time difference (in standard time), will be London 4 hours behind Dubai, UAE. During London Daylight Saving Time we will subtract 1 hour = -3 hours. See Maps

Time change and time difference Brussels, Belgium vs. Dubai, United Arab Emirates

• As of (last Sunday in March) with the start of Europe daylight saving time, Brussels is +2h, and Dubai is +4h, so Brussels will be 2 hours behind Dubai.

• As of (last Sunday in October) with the return to Europe standard time, Brussels is +1h and Dubai is +4h, so Brussels will be 3 hours behind Dubai.

Europe and Middle East map

Time difference between some European countries vs Middle Eastern countries

The Clock time is updated with the time change, along with the time zone and summer or winter symbols. + info.
*2 time zones *Time change exception Capital Capital Most populous city Most populous city Capital of the country Capital of the country

Europe time zones with current time - map

Europe spans 4 main time zones, ranging from UTC 0h. until UTC +3h. All 4 zones use the time change in unison according to their time zone. In addition to its islands.
4 time zones in Europe - 24 hour clock format
Western Europe
Central Europe
Current Western Time Current Central Time
London / Dublin Paris / Brussels
EU Western Time Zone EU Central Time Zone
WET = standard 0h
WEST = summer +1h
CET = standard +1h
CEST = summer +2h
Iceland  
Standard Iceland Time  
 
Reykjavik  
GMT = standard 0h  
No daylight saving  
Greenwich Meridian T.  
Eastern Europe
European Russia
Current Eastern Time Standard Moscow T.
Helsinki / Athens Moscow
EU Eastern Time Zone Moscow Time Zone
EET = standard +2h
EEST = summer +3h
MSK = standard +3h
No daylight saving
Kaliningrad Belarus/Crimea
STD Kaliningrad T. Standard Moscow T
Kaliningrad Belarus / Crimea
EET = standard +2h MSK = standard +3h
No daylight saving No daylight saving
Eastern European T. Moscow Standard T.
2 more time zones
Azores Islands Eastern Russia exceptions
Current Time Azores Current Time Samara
Ponta Delgada Izhevsk and Samara
Azores Islands Time Zone Samara Time Zone
UTC = standard -1h
UTC = summer 0h
UTC = standard +4h
No daylight saving
Transcontinental countries Europe / Asia
Armenia Azerbaijan
Current Time Current Time
Yerevan Capital Baku Capital
Gyumri Sumqayıt
UTC = standard +4h UTC = standard +4h
No daylight saving No daylight saving
   
Georgia* (most) Turkey
Current Time Current Time
Tbilisi Capital Istanbul Capital
Kutaisi Ankara
UTC = standard +4h UTC = standard +3h
No daylight saving No daylight saving
*Except Sukhumi, Abkhazia UTC +3h.  

The letters S (summer) is the acronym that indicates that Europe is currently in the summer period.
For ex. CET Central European Time (standard or winter), and CEST Central European Summer time.

Iceland Time Canary Isl. Time
Reykjavik S. Cruz Tenerife
Akureyri Las Palmas
GMT = standard 0h
No daylight saving
WET = standard 0h
WEST = summer +1h
Greenwich Meridian T. Western European T.
Madeira Time Azores Isl. Time
Funchal Ponta Delgada
Santa Cruz Terceira
WET = standard 0h
WEST = summer +1h
UTC = standard -1h
UTC = summer 0h
Western European T. Universal T. Coordinat.
Europe Daylight Savings Time 2024
by time zones
Starts + 1h Ends - 1h
March-31 Sun.
The last Sunday in March at 1:00 UTC, Europe turns the clock forward 1 hour.
Oct-27 Sun.
The last Sunday in October 1:00 UTC, Europe turns the clock back 1 hour.
Daylight saving time in Europe by Time Zone:
Sun. March 31, 2024 Sun. October 27, 2024
1:00 → 2:00
2:00 → 1:00
Central Europe (Most of Europe)
2:003:00
3:002:00
3:00 → 4:00
4:00 → 3:00
No daylight saving time
No daylight saving time
Note: Baja California and the cities bordering Mexico with the US, make the same time change as the United States.

Middle East countries time zone

Eastern European Time
Israel (Jerusalem) Lebanon (Beirut)
Israel Time Eastern European Time
IST = standard +2h
IDT = daylight +3h
EET = standard +2h
EEST = summer +3h
   
Gaza Strip - Palestinian Territory West Bank - Palestinian Territory
Eastern European Time Eastern European Time
EET = standard +2h
EEST = summer +3h
EET = standard +2h
EEST = summer +3h
   
Egypt (Cairo) Cyprus (Nicosia)
Eastern European Time Eastern European Time
EET = standard +2h
EEST = summer +3h
EET = standard +2h
EEST = summer +3h
Note: All of these Middle Eastern countries observe Daylight Saving Time, and each of them uses a different DST date.
Middle East Time / Asia Time
AST / Turkey Iran
Arabia Standard Time Iran Standard Time
AST/UTC = +3h
No daylight saving
IRST/UTC = +3:30
No daylight saving
Bahrain (Manama) Iran*
Iraq (Baghdad) Ahvaz
Jordan (Amman)* Isfahan
Kuwait (Kuwait City) Karaj
Qatar (Doha) Kermanshah
Saudi Arabia (Riyadh) Mashhad
Socotra Island Qom
Syria (Damascus)* Shiraz
Turkey (Istanbul) TehranCapital of the country
Yemen (Sanaa) (the whole country)
Middle Eastern countries with cities
*From 2022, Jordan and Syria will permanently use the UTC +3h time zone, without daylight saving time. Previously they used standard time UTC+2 and UTC+3 in summer.
*From 2022, Iran no longer use daylight saving time and will permanently use the UTC +3:30 time zone. More info
United Arab Emirates
 
Gulf Standard Time
GST/UTC = +4h
No daylight saving
Abu Dhabi  Ras Al Khaimah
Ajman Sharjah
Dubai  Umm Al Quwain
Fujairah  
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is made up of seven independent city-states: Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Dubai, Fujairah, Ras Al Khaimah, Sharjah and Umm Al Quwain.
Al-Ain a major city in Abu Dhabi
Oman
 
Gulf Standard Time
GST/UTC = +4h
No daylight saving
As Sīb Muscat 
Bawshar Salalah
Note: Only some countries in Middle East use daylight saving time
Middle Eastern countries with cities
Middle East Time / Asia Time

Middle East countries with daylight saving time

Current time in Israel
Israel daylight saving 2024
Starts + 1h Ends - 1h
March-29 Fri.
2:00 → 3:00
Oct.-27 Sun.
2:00 → 1:00
IDT +3h daylight IST +2h standard
On Friday, March 29, at 2:00 a.m., Israel turns the clock forward 1 hour On Sunday, October 27, at 2:00 a.m., Israel turns the clock back 1 hour
Middle East Time / Asia Time
Current time in Lebanon
Lebanon daylight saving 2024
Starts + 1h Ends - 1h
March-31 Sun.
0:00 → 1:00
Oct.-27 Sun.
0:00 → 23:00
EEST +3h summer EET +2h standard
On Sunday, March 31, at 0:00 a.m., Lebanon turns the clock forward 1 h On Sunday, October 27, at 0:00 a.m., Lebanon turns the clock back 1 hour
Middle East Time / Asia Time
Palestinian Territories Daylight Saving Time
Current time in West Bank - Palestine
West Bank daylight saving 2024
Starts + 1h Ends - 1h
April-13 Sat.
0:20 → 3:00
Oct.-26 Sat.
2:00 → 1:00
EEST +3h summer EET +2h standard
On Saturday, April 13, at 2:00 a.m., West Bank turns the clock forward 1 hour On Saturday, October 26, at 2:00 a.m., West Bank turns the clock back 1 hour
Middle East Time / Asia Time
Current time in Gaza Strip - Palestine
Gaza Strip daylight saving 2024
Starts + 1h Ends - 1h
April -13 Sat.
2:00 → 3:00
Oct.-26 Sat.
2:00 → 1:00
EEST +3h summer EET +2h standard
On Saturday, April 13, at 2:00 a.m., Gaza Strip turns the clock forward 1 hour On Saturday, October 26, at 2:00 a.m., Gaza Strip turns the clock back 1 hour
Middle East Time / Asia Time

Current time in Cyprus
Cyprus daylight saving 2024
Starts + 1h Ends - 1h
March-31 Sun.
3:00 → 4:00
Oct.-27 Sun.
4:00 → 3:00
EEST +3h summer EET +2h standard
The last Sunday, in March 31, at 3:00 a.m., Cyprus turns the clock forward 1 hour The last Sunday, October 27, at 4:00 a.m., Cyprus turns the clock back 1 hour
Middle East Time / Asia Time
Current time in Egypt
Egypt daylight saving 2024
Starts + 1h Ends - 1h
April-26 Fri.
0:00 → 1:00
Nov.-1 Fri.
0:00 → 23:00
EEST +3h summer EET +2h standard
On Friday, March 26, at 0:00 a.m., Egipt turns the clock forward 1 hour On Friday, November 1, at 0:00 a.m., Egypt turns the clock back 1 hour
Middle East Time / Asia Time
Countries in Middle East that no longer observe Daylight Saving Time
Current time in Jordan
Jordan No daylight saving
No daylight saving time
The last time change in Jordan was on October 5, 2022, at 0:00, when the clocks were turned back 1 hour, however, clocks were not changed because Jordan switched time zones from UTC +2 to UTC +3 at the same time.
Jordan's time zone will be UTC +3h throughout the year.
Middle East Time / Asia Time
Current time in Syria
Syria No daylight saving
No daylight saving time
The last time change in Syria was on October 4, 2022, at 0:00, whem the clocks were turned back 1 hour, however, clocks were not changed because Syria switched time zones from UTC +2 to UTC +3 at the same time.
Syria's time zone will be UTC +3h throughout the year.
Middle East Time / Asia Time
Current time in Iran
Iran No daylight saving
No daylight saving time
The last time change in Iran was on September 22, 2022, at 0:00, when the clocks were turned back 1 hour. Iran's time zone will be UTC +3h30 throughout the year.
Middle East Time / Asia Time

Middle East Time Zone Map

Middle East Map with current time and time zones.

Middle East Countries with some major cities.

Asia Map

Clocks symbols:

Daylight Saving Time Daylight Saving Time. Standard or winter time UTC standard time, or winter time. No Daylight Saving Time No Daylight Saving Time throughout the year. 24 hour clock format

Clocks and symbols (daylight saving - winter) are updated in real time as the time changes in different Europe and Middle East time zones.