Uganda · EAT
Tue, 15 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Gulu, Uganda runs on UTC+3. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+3 — daylight saving time is not observed. There is a 7-hour difference between Gulu and New York. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 2 hours a day with New York. A good time to connect: 16:00–18:00 in Gulu lines up with 09:00–11:00 in New York. There is a 2-hour difference between Gulu and London. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 7 hours a day with London. A good time to connect: 11:00–18:00 in Gulu lines up with 09:00–16:00 in London. There is a 6-hour difference between Gulu and Tokyo. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 3 hours a day with Tokyo. A good time to connect: 09:00–12:00 in Gulu lines up with 15:00–18:00 in Tokyo. This timezone is also shared with cities such as Moscow, Athens, Istanbul. Keeping these offsets in mind makes it easier to schedule calls or travel to and from Gulu.
Practical Info
Gulu (Uganda) is home to roughly 150K people. Today brings about 12.2 hours of daylight: sunrise at 06:48, sunset at 19:00. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+3 — daylight saving time is not observed. It sits in the Northern Hemisphere, about 3° north of the equator. Traffic drives on the left.
Flag
Uganda
Capital
Kampala
Continent
Africa
Time Zone
EAT · Africa/Kampala
Coordinates
2.77°N, 32.30°E
Currency
UGX (USh)
Calling Code
+256
Driving Side
Left
Hemisphere
Northern
Language
English, Swahili
Measurement System
Metric
Did You Know?
Northern Uganda's insurgency displaced up to 1.8 million people into camps around Gulu at its height. The region has been peaceful since 2006, and the city has grown quickly since.
The clock: Gulu keeps UTC+3. Murchison Falls nearby squeezes the entire Nile through a gap about seven metres wide.
Annual Daylight
Working Hours
9h overlapSame timezone as your location.