Time in Fort Portal

East Africa Time (UTC+3, UTC+3)

Current local time: 08:14

Next DST change: No offset change in the next year.

Current local time in Fort Portal: · 11 Nov 2026

Fort Portal time zone

Time zone
UTC+3 · UTC+3standard time

No clock change is expected in the next year.

No clock changes this year.

All of Uganda uses East Africa Time.

  • UTC+3 · UTC+3Central Region, Western Region, Northern Region, Eastern RegionNo daylight saving time

Zones with matching offsets and clock changes over the next year are grouped together.

Time difference from Fort Portal

Time difference
Current local times and work-hour overlap with Fort Portal
CityLocal timeDifferenceWorking hoursPlanner
London3 h behindCompare Fort Portal and London
New York8 h behindCompare Fort Portal and New York
Los Angeles-1 day11 h behindCompare Fort Portal and Los Angeles
Berlin2 h behindCompare Fort Portal and Berlin
Dubai1 h aheadCompare Fort Portal and Dubai
New Delhi2 h 30 min aheadCompare Fort Portal and New Delhi
Singapore5 h aheadCompare Fort Portal and Singapore
Tokyo6 h aheadCompare Fort Portal and Tokyo
Sydney8 h aheadCompare Fort Portal and Sydney
Copenhagen2 h behindCompare Fort Portal and Copenhagen

Sun in Fort Portal today

Daylight
06:4012h 5m18:45

12h 5m today - 0h 4m less than the longest day and 0h 0m more than the shortest day.

Calculated from coordinates; sunrise and sunset are approximate.

About Fort Portal

City facts
Country
Uganda
Region
Western Region
Population
60,800
Dialing code
Currency
UGX · Shilling
Coordinates
0.6617°, 30.2748°

Public holidays in Uganda

Holidays
  1. Christmas Day

    Friday · in 44 days

    Nationallong weekend
  2. Boxing Day

    Saturday · in 45 days

    National
  3. New Year’s Day

    Friday · in 51 days

    Nationallong weekend
  4. Liberation Day

    Tuesday · in 76 days

    National
  5. Archbishop Janan Luwum Day

    Tuesday · in 97 days

    National

Nearby cities

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Common questions

Quick answers
01What time zone is Fort Portal in?
Fort Portal uses Africa/Kampala: UTC+3 (UTC+3).
02Does Fort Portal have daylight saving time?
No. This time zone does not observe daylight saving time this year.
03What is the time difference between Fort Portal and London?
Fort Portal is 3 h ahead relative to London right now.
04What is a good time to call Fort Portal from New York?
Working hours do not overlap. Best edge-of-day option: 09:00-10:00 in New York = 17:00-18:00 in Fort Portal.

Time zones: IANA via Intl. Holidays: date-holidays. Sun calculations: SunCalc. City data: GeoNames. Airport data: OurAirports.

Common questions

Quick answers
01What time zone is Fort Portal in?
Fort Portal is in East Africa Time (UTC+3), Africa/Kampala. Standard time is UTC+3.
02Does Fort Portal use daylight saving time?
No. Fort Portal stays on UTC+3 all year.
03What is the time difference between Fort Portal and UTC?
Fort Portal is UTC+3 all year.