Current time in Uganda
Local time in Uganda
The time in Uganda is 3 hours ahead of UTC and 8 hours ahead of Chicago. The timezone in Uganda is Eastern Africa Time (EAT). Uganda is not using Daylight Saving Time (DST) but used to in the past. The last DST transition was in 1942.
Details for the time in Uganda
| Current time | 11:26 a.m.
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| Time zone | Eastern Africa Time (EAT) |
| IANA time zone | Africa/Kampala |
| Your time difference | 8 hours ahead of Chicago |
| UTC time difference | UTC+3 3 hours ahead of UTC |
Uganda Daylight Saving Time (DST)
Uganda is not using Daylight Saving Time.
Uganda
Uganda uses Eastern Africa Time EAT. EAT is UTC +0300. Uganda's latitude and longitude is 1° 00' N and 32° 00' E. Therefore geographically Uganda is in the wrong time zone. Time in Uganda should be two hours ahead of UTC instead of three. The sun is an hours behind schedule in Uganda.
Important cities in Uganda
The current time in some important cities in Uganda is shown below.
Time in Uganda