Current time in Kampala
Current time
Africa/Kampala · EAT (UTC+03:00)
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Zone details
| Country / region | Uganda |
|---|---|
| IANA time zone | Africa/Kampala |
| Current UTC offset | UTC+03:00 |
| Zone abbreviation | EAT |
| Capital | Yes |
Daylight saving
Kampala does not observe daylight saving and stays on UTC+03:00 all year.
This moment in other formats
| Unix timestamp | 1789929441 |
|---|---|
| ISO 8601 | 2026-09-20T21:37:21+03:00 |
| ISO week | 2026-W38 |
| Day of the year | day 263 of 365 |
| Days left this year | 102 days |
These values update with the clock above and use the local date in Kampala.
Difference from a reference city
Kampala is 2 hours ahead of London.
Both places are on the same date right now.
Working-hours overlap with London
About 7 h of overlap each day.
- Kampala 11:00–18:00 matches London 09:00–16:00
Working hours are taken as 09:00–18:00 local on each side, using the offsets for today.
Hour-by-hour conversion
Calculated for 2026-09-20 local time in Kampala. The two places start and end daylight saving on different dates, so another day can give a different result.
| Kampala (source) | London (target) |
|---|---|
| 00:00 | 22:00 prev day |
| 01:00 | 23:00 prev day |
| 02:00 | 00:00 |
| 03:00 | 01:00 |
| 04:00 | 02:00 |
| 05:00 | 03:00 |
| 06:00 | 04:00 |
| 07:00 | 05:00 |
| 08:00 | 06:00 |
| 09:00 | 07:00 |
| 10:00 | 08:00 |
| 11:00 | 09:00 |
| 12:00 | 10:00 |
| 13:00 | 11:00 |
| 14:00 | 12:00 |
| 15:00 | 13:00 |
| 16:00 | 14:00 |
| 17:00 | 15:00 |
| 18:00 | 16:00 |
| 19:00 | 17:00 |
| 20:00 | 18:00 |
| 21:00 | 19:00 |
| 22:00 | 20:00 |
| 23:00 | 21:00 |
Other cities in Uganda
Cities also on Africa/Kampala
How to use this page
The top of the page shows the current date and time in Kampala, ticking in the Africa/Kampala zone. To convert a specific moment to another city, use the comparison link below, where you can enter a date and time.
How the time is calculated
Kampala is bound to the IANA identifier Africa/Kampala. The server resolves the UTC offset and daylight saving state for the requested moment and renders the first view; the browser then keeps time in the same zone and re-syncs when the tab comes back to the foreground. No fixed offset stands in for the zone, and no zone is guessed from the city name.
FAQ
- Which time zone is Kampala in?
- Kampala uses the IANA identifier Africa/Kampala, currently UTC+03:00. The same identifier can have different offsets on different dates; the value above is for the current moment.
- Does Kampala observe daylight saving time?
- The daylight saving section above answers this from the IANA database: cities that do not observe it show no changeover text, and cities that do show the current state and the next local changeover time.
- How many hours is Kampala from London?
- Calculated for the current moment: Kampala is 2 hours ahead of London. The section above also shows each side’s local date at that same instant. Because the two places start and end daylight saving on different dates, the gap changes during the year — use the fixed-date mode in the comparison tool for another date.
- Can a cached page show the wrong time?
- No. The first render uses server time as a starting value, and as soon as the page loads the browser recomputes the current moment for Africa/Kampala and takes over the clock, so a cache hit still shows the time at which you opened it.