About the time in Kampala

Kampala is a city in Uganda. It uses the Africa/Kampala time zone, which is currently UTC+3 — that is, +3 hours from Coordinated Universal Time. Kampala does not observe daylight saving time, so its UTC offset stays the same all year.

Compared with other major cities right now, Kampala is 7 hours ahead of New York and 2 hours ahead of London. The table above updates live, so the differences you see always reflect current daylight saving rules on both sides.

What time zone is Kampala in?

Kampala follows the Africa/Kampala time zone (UTC+3). All clocks on this page are driven by the official IANA time zone database, the same source used by operating systems and airlines worldwide.

Does Kampala observe daylight saving time?

No — Kampala keeps the same offset all year, which makes scheduling with it straightforward.

Sunrise and sunset in Kampala

Today's sunrise and sunset above are calculated astronomically for Kampala's coordinates (0.35°, 32.58°) and shown in local Kampala time. They shift a little every day through the year.

How is this clock kept accurate?

The time shown is your device clock converted into Kampala's time zone using your browser's built-in IANA database. If your device clock is correct, the time above is correct — no server round-trips, nothing to install.