Current time in Kampala
Kampala is the capital of Uganda, located in Central Region, Uganda within the Sub-Saharan Africa region. It uses the Africa/Kampala IANA timezone with a current offset of UTC+03:00 (GMT+3). With a population of around 1.7M, it serves as the political and administrative centre of Uganda, so knowing the local time here is important for government contacts, official deadlines, and national event schedules.
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Kampala, Uganda
Timezone
Africa/Kampala
UTC offset
UTC+03:00
Standard
EAT
DST
No regular shift
Local time guide
Time in Kampala for calls, travel, and planning
Kampala is the capital of Uganda, located in Central Region, Uganda within the Sub-Saharan Africa region. It uses the Africa/Kampala IANA timezone with a current offset of UTC+03:00 (GMT+3). With a population of around 1.7M, it serves as the political and administrative centre of Uganda, so knowing the local time here is important for government contacts, official deadlines, and national event schedules.
Use this page when you need the live local time in Kampala for meetings, travel plans, event schedules, support hours, or international calls. London is currently 2 hours behind Kampala. New York is currently 7 hours behind Kampala.
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Timezone
Africa/Kampala
UTC Offset
UTC+03:00
Timezone abbreviation
GMT+3
DST
Not active
Region
Sub-Saharan Africa
Country
Uganda
State / Area
Central Region
Calling Code
+256
City profile
Useful local details for Kampala
Kampala is located in Central Region, Uganda, in the Africa continent. The primary languages spoken here are English, Swahili. The city has a population of approximately 1.7M, ranking it #150 in Uganda by size. For timezone purposes, Kampala uses Africa/Kampala (UTC+03:00). It does not observe daylight saving time, so its UTC offset stays consistent year-round.
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Daylight Saving Time
Kampala does not observe daylight saving time. Its UTC offset of UTC+03:00 stays consistent throughout the year, which makes it a stable reference point when comparing with cities that do change clocks seasonally.
Kampala does not observe Daylight Saving Time.
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Planning calls with Kampala
For work calls, the standard business window in Kampala is roughly 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM GMT+3. If the other party is in a distant timezone, verify the exact date before sending a calendar invite daylight saving transitions can shift the overlap by an hour without warning.
Local planning notes
Use for meetings
Check Kampala local time before inviting people across Sub-Saharan Africa or other regions.
Use for travel
For travel and business planning, Kampala uses UGX and the calling code for Uganda is +256. Languages spoken here include English, Swahili. The city has a population of around 1.7M, making it a local reference point for timezone planning in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Use for daylight saving
Kampala does not observe daylight saving time. Its UTC offset of UTC+03:00 stays consistent throughout the year, which makes it a stable reference point when comparing with cities that do change clocks seasonally.
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