Kampala uses Africa/Kampala — UTC+03:00 (EAT) in standard time. It is located in Central Region, Uganda. The live clock shows the current local time and updates every second.
Everything you need to know about Kampala's time zone, UTC offset, and Daylight Saving Time schedule.
Kampala uses UTC+03:00 in standard time. This is the offset used outside the daylight saving period.
This zone does not observe daylight saving time and stays on UTC+03:00 year-round.
The official IANA time zone name for Kampala is Africa/Kampala. This identifier is used in programming, operating systems and calendar applications worldwide.
No daylight saving transitions are scheduled for this zone.
Mbarara, Gulu
Currency: Ugandan Shilling (UGX). Calling code: +256. Languages: English, Swahili.
Kampala (UK: , US: ) is the capital and largest city of Uganda. The city proper has a population of 1,797,722 (2024 census) and is divided into the five political divisions of Kampala Central, Kawempe, Makindye, Nakawa, and Rubaga.
Kampala's metropolitan area consists of the city proper and the neighboring Wakiso District, Mukono District, Mpigi District, Buikwe District and Luweero District. It has a rapidly growing population that is estimated at 6,709,900 people in 2019, in an area of 8,451.9 km2 (3,263.3 square miles). Other estimates put the size of the metropolitan area at around four million people.
In 2015, this metropolitan area generated an estimated nominal GDP of $13.8 billion (constant US dollars of 2011), which was more than half of Uganda's GDP for that year, indicating the importance of Kampala to Uganda's economy.
In 2018, Kampala was among the fastest-growing cities in Africa, with an annual population growth rate of 4.03 percent. American consulting firm Mercer has regularly ranked Kampala as East Africa's best city to live in, ahead of Nairobi and Kigali.
Source: Wikipedia contributors — Kampala. Adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0; see licence details. Reviewed by the TimeZoria AI Editorial Team.
1,680,600 residents (GeoNames city population; metro areas may be larger).
Central Region, Uganda.
Africa/Kampala · UTC+03:00 (EAT).
No daylight saving time.
Ugandan Shilling (UGX) · +256.
Mbarara, Gulu, Nairobi
Entebbe International Airport (EBB) about 34.1 km from the city coordinates. Source: OurAirports (public domain).
2024 averages: daily highs 26.5°C and lows 17.9°C. Warmest month: February (average high 27.6°C); coolest month: August (average low 17.1°C). Source: Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Efforts are underway to relocate heavy industry to the Kampala Business and Industrial Park, located in Namanve, Mukono District, approximately 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) east of the city's central business district, thereby cutting down on city traffic congestion. Some of the businesses that maintain their headquarters in the city centre include all of the 25 commercial banks licensed in Uganda; the New Vision Group, the leading news media conglomerate and majority owned by the government; and the Daily Monitor publication, a member of the Kenya-based Nation Media Group. Source: Wikipedia contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 (adapted).
Region: Central Region · IANA zone: Africa/Kampala · Open data sources and licence details: TimeZoria AI licenses.
Current time in major cities compared to Kampala. Times update live every second.
Note on DST transitions: The offsets shown above reflect the current live offset, which changes twice a year due to Daylight Saving Time. Different regions change their clocks on different dates, which means the difference between Kampala and another city can vary by 1 hour for a short period in spring and autumn. Always verify the exact time difference around DST transition dates for critical scheduling.
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