Uganda
Time now in Kampala
Sunrise 06:49Sunset 06:56Time zone UTC +3
Time zone
Africa/Kampala
UTC offset
UTC +3
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
1,680,600
Sunrise
06:49
Sunset
06:56
Day length
12h 07m
Coordinates
0.32, 32.58
Time difference from Kampala
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Kampala right now.
Kampala on the map
About the time in Kampala
Around 1,680,600 people live in Kampala, and all of them keep the same civil time, so the reading above applies to the whole urban area — not just the city centre.
Kampala runs on Africa/Kampala, which puts the city UTC +3 from Coordinated Universal Time right now. The clock at the top of this page is not copied from your device: it is anchored to our reference timestamp and re-rendered every second against the IANA time zone database, so it stays right even when a laptop or phone has quietly drifted.
The zone identifier Africa/Kampala is the value you want in code, calendars and travel systems. Abbreviations change with the season, but Africa/Kampala keeps pointing at Kampala time whatever the date, which is why every timestamp on this page is built from it.
Frequently asked questions about time in Kampala
- How far ahead or behind UTC is Kampala?
- Kampala is UTC +3 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- Does Kampala change its clocks for daylight saving?
- No. Kampala keeps UTC +3 throughout the year.
- Is the clock on this page accurate?
- It is synchronised with our server rather than your device, then formatted for Africa/Kampala, so a drifting device clock does not affect what you see.
- What time is it in Kampala right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Kampala, updating every second from Africa/Kampala (UTC +3).
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