Ras Al Khaimah keeps UTC+4 all year, 4 hours ahead of UTC. Ras Al Khaimah does not use daylight saving time, so the offset never changes and the gap to any other fixed-offset city is the same in January as in July. The clock above is the live local time in Ras Al Khaimah, UAE, to the second.
About time in Ras Al Khaimah
Ras Al Khaimah operates on the Asia/Dubai time zone. Ras Al Khaimah is on UTC+4 all year, 4 hours ahead of UTC. Located in UAE at 25.8°N, 55.98°E, the city’s sunrise, sunset and day length shift through the year with the seasons. Whether you are scheduling a call with someone in Ras Al Khaimah, planning travel, or coordinating remote work across time zones, the live clock above always shows the exact current time.
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Frequently asked questions
What time is it in Ras Al Khaimah right now?
The clock above shows the exact local time in Ras Al Khaimah, updated every second. Ras Al Khaimah is on UTC+4 all year, 4 hours ahead of UTC.
What time zone is Ras Al Khaimah in?
Ras Al Khaimah, UAE uses the Asia/Dubai time zone. That is UTC+4 all year, and it does not change with the season.
Does Ras Al Khaimah observe daylight saving time?
No. Ras Al Khaimah stays on UTC+4 all year round, so the offset never changes and there is no clock change to plan around.
How far ahead or behind is Ras Al Khaimah?
Ras Al Khaimah is 4 hours ahead of UTC, every day of the year. Use the comparison list above to see the current time in major world cities relative to Ras Al Khaimah.
Ras Al Khaimah time zone explained
Ras Al Khaimah follows the Asia/Dubai time zone, UTC+4 at mid-year. No daylight saving is observed, so the offset from UTC never changes. The zone abbreviation is +04 in January all year.
Time difference from Ras Al Khaimah to major cities
Ras Al Khaimah is 3 hours ahead of London
Ras Al Khaimah is 8 hours ahead of New York
Ras Al Khaimah is 11 hours ahead of Los Angeles
Ras Al Khaimah is 2 hours ahead of Paris
Ras Al Khaimah is 4 hours behind Singapore
Ras Al Khaimah is 5 hours behind Tokyo
Ras Al Khaimah is 6 hours behind Sydney
Differences use mid-year offsets; daylight saving in either city can shift them by an hour. For exact call windows use the Meeting Planner or the time-zone converter.
Sunrise lands around 05:11 (solar time) in June and about 06:48 in December. Day length is fairly stable through the year at this latitude, which keeps schedules predictable.
Approximate sunrise by month (solar time)
Jan 06:43
Feb 06:26
Mar 06:05
Apr 05:41
May 05:22
Jun 05:11
Jul 05:16
Aug 05:32
Sep 05:55
Oct 06:18
Nov 06:38
Dec 06:48
Values are computed from latitude for mid-month and shown in local solar time; clock time can differ up to an hour or more with daylight saving and position within the time zone.
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