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With the start of daylight saving time in Europe on Sunday, March 31, 2024, Dubai, United Arab Emirates will be 2 hours ahead of Brussels, Central Europe. | Swap

Middle East time zones vs
Europe time zones

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

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 .

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

Europe Daylight Saving Time 2024
On Sunday March 31Central Europe* turned the clock forward one hour, at 2:00 a.m. it was 3:00 a.m. More info

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

For ex. Dubai +4h versus to Brussels +1h, there is a difference of +3 hours, so Dubai is always 3 hours ahead of Brussels in standard time. During Europe Daylight Saving Time we will subtract 1 hour = -2 hours.
Dubai, UAE and Brussels, Belgium coincide in standard time from the last Sunday of October (End of Europe Daylight Saving Time) until the las 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 Dubai, United Arab Emirates and London, United Kingdom, EU (both in pink) the time difference (in standard time), will be London 4 hours ahead of Dubai, UAE. During London Daylight Saving Time we will subtract 1 hour = +3 hours. See Maps

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

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

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

Middle East and Europe map

Time difference between some Middle Eastern countries vs European 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 Middle East and European time zones.