What time is it in Fort Portal right now?

The clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Fort Portal, Uganda, updated every second from your device's clock and the IANA time zone rules for Africa/Kampala. Fort Portal is 3 hours ahead of UTC right now.

What time zone is Fort Portal in?

Fort Portal uses EAT (East Africa Time). Its IANA time zone identifier is Africa/Kampala, and the current UTC offset is UTC+3.

Does Fort Portal observe daylight saving time?

No. Fort Portal stays on UTC+3 all year, so the difference to cities that do change their clocks, such as New York or London, shifts by an hour twice a year.

How do I schedule a meeting with someone in Fort Portal?

Open the time zone converter for Fort Portal to see what a given time there is for you, or use the meeting planner to find the hours when both of you are at work. A Cal.com booking link does the conversion for your guests automatically: they see your availability in their own time zone and pick a slot that works.

Current local time in Fort Portal, Western Region, Uganda

Fort Portal is on EAT (East Africa Time), UTC+3. Fort Portal does not observe daylight saving time, so the offset is the same all year.

Fort Portal, Uganda

2:54 PM:52EAT

Tuesday, October 27, 2026

UTC+3

Country: Uganda
Region: Western Region
Lat/Long: 0°40'N / 30°16'E
Elevation: 1,518 m
Population: 60,800
Currency: Shilling (UGX)
Languages: English, Ganda, Swahili, Arabic
Dialling code: +256

Time zone in Fort Portal

Time zone
EAT
East Africa Time
UTC offset
UTC+3
3 hours ahead of UTC
Daylight saving
None
Same offset all year
Next clock change
None scheduled
Fort Portal keeps UTC+3

Fort Portal keeps the time of the IANA zone Africa/Kampala, the one time zone in use in Uganda. Fort Portal does not observe daylight saving time, so the offset is the same all year.

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Sunrise and sunset in Fort Portal today

Sunrise
6:39 AM
Sunset
6:45 PM
Day length
12 hours 6 minutes
Date
Tue, Oct 27, 2026

Times are local to Fort Portal for Tue, Oct 27, 2026, computed for 0°40'N / 30°16'E.

Time difference between Fort Portal and other cities

The current local time in major cities around the world and how far each is ahead of or behind Fort Portal. Differences change when either side moves its clocks.

Current time in world cities compared to Fort Portal
City	Local time	Compared to Fort Portal
New YorkUnited States	Tue 7:54 AM	−7h (behind)
Los AngelesUnited States	Tue 4:54 AM	−10h (behind)
ChicagoUnited States	Tue 6:54 AM	−8h (behind)
TorontoCanada	Tue 7:54 AM	−7h (behind)
Mexico CityMexico	Tue 5:54 AM	−9h (behind)
São PauloBrazil	Tue 8:54 AM	−6h (behind)
LondonUnited Kingdom	Tue 11:54 AM	−3h (behind)
ParisFrance	Tue 12:54 PM	−2h (behind)
BerlinGermany	Tue 12:54 PM	−2h (behind)
MadridSpain	Tue 12:54 PM	−2h (behind)
JohannesburgSouth Africa	Tue 1:54 PM	−1h (behind)
DubaiUnited Arab Emirates	Tue 3:54 PM	+1h (ahead)
MumbaiIndia	Tue 5:24 PM	+2h 30m (ahead)
SingaporeSingapore	Tue 7:54 PM	+5h (ahead)
ShanghaiChina	Tue 7:54 PM	+5h (ahead)
TokyoJapan	Tue 8:54 PM	+6h (ahead)
SydneyAustralia	Tue 10:54 PM	+8h (ahead)
AucklandNew Zealand	Wed 12:54 AM	+10h (ahead)

Other cities near Fort Portal

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Place data from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Times follow the IANA time zone database; sunrise and sunset are computed for the city's coordinates.