Kampala is located in Uganda and uses the Africa/Kampala timezone, currently GMT+3 from UTC. Kampala does not observe daylight saving time. Sunrise is at 06:10 and sunset at 18:59 local time. The coordinates of Kampala are 0.35°N, 32.58°E.

Today Kampala gets 12 hours 49 minutes of daylight. Solar noon — when the sun is highest — falls at 12:35, about 35 minutes after clock noon.

Right now Kampala shares its GMT+3 offset with Moscow, Istanbul, Minsk, Baghdad, Riyadh, Jeddah. Clocks in these places read the same, even where the calendar date differs.

Best time to call Kampala from…

From	Gap	Call at (Kampala time)
🇲🇿 Maputo	−1h	10:00–17:00
🇸🇩 Khartoum	−1h	10:00–17:00
🇪🇬 Cairo	same time	09:00–17:00
🇿🇼 Harare	−1h	10:00–17:00
🇬🇧 London	−3h	12:00–17:00
🇺🇸 New York	−7h	16:00–17:00
🇸🇬 Singapore	+5h	09:00–12:00
🇦🇪 Dubai	+1h	09:00–16:00

Office hours taken as 09:00–17:00 on both sides. A row opens the meeting page for the two cities where one exists, otherwise the converter.

Frequently asked questions

What time zone is Kampala in?›

Kampala is in the Africa/Kampala timezone, currently GMT+3.

Does Kampala observe daylight saving time?›

No. Kampala does not observe daylight saving time. The UTC offset is always GMT+3.

What is the UTC offset for Kampala?›

Kampala is currently GMT+3 from UTC (GMT+3).

Is Kampala ahead of London and New York?›

Right now Kampala is 3 hours ahead of London and 7 hours ahead of New York. The gaps move by an hour when either side changes its clocks.

What is 09:00 in Kampala in UTC?›

09:00 in Kampala is 06:00 UTC today, because the city is GMT+3 from UTC.

When does the sun rise and set in Kampala today?›

Today the sun rises in Kampala at 06:10 and sets at 18:59 local time. These times were calculated when this page was built and drift by a few minutes a week.

Times on this page were calculated on 25 October 2026.