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Africa/Kampala

Africa/Kampala is the IANA time zone for Uganda.

UTC+03:00

Tue, Sep 29 UTC+3 EAT

Offsets and daylight saving time

Standard offset
UTC+03:00
Rule
No daylight saving time: UTC+3 all year.

No clock changes are scheduled in the next three years.

Names

Generic name
East Africa Time
Abbreviation
EAT
Long name
East Africa Time

In the tz database, Africa/Kampala is a link (alias) to Africa/Nairobi: the two always show the same time.

Use it in code

// JavaScript
new Intl.DateTimeFormat('en-US', { timeZone: 'Africa/Kampala' })

# Python
from zoneinfo import ZoneInfo
ZoneInfo('Africa/Kampala')

-- PostgreSQL
SELECT now() AT TIME ZONE 'Africa/Kampala';

Cities in Africa/Kampala

Also in this zone: Nansana, Kira, Bunamwaya, Kyengera, Mbarara, Kasangati, Mukono, Njeru, Gulu, Katabi, Kajansi, Lugazi, Hoima, Mubende, Lira, Ibanda, Masaka.

Offset history since 1970

  • 1970–2026: UTC+3

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