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 06:23 and sunset at 19:12 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 12:47, about 47 minutes after clock noon.

Right now Kampala shares its GMT+3 offset with Helsinki, Bucharest, Athens, Moscow, Kyiv, Istanbul. Clocks in these places read the same, even where the calendar date differs.

Frequently asked questions

What time zone is Kampala in?›

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

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).

Times on this page were calculated on 11 September 2026.