Bunamwaya, Uganda Β· UTC+3
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Bunamwaya is a residential suburb south of Kampala, Ugandaβs capital. It runs on Africa/Kampala: UTC+3, East Africa Time, year-round. Uganda does not observe daylight saving time.
Uganda straddles the equator. Kampala and its suburbs, including Bunamwaya, sit very close to 0 degrees latitude, which means daylight is almost perfectly consistent year-round: sunrise around 6:30am, sunset around 6:45pm, with variations of only a few minutes through the seasons. The sun rises steeply and sets steeply. Twilight is brief.
Kampalaβs suburban sprawl
Kampala is one of Africaβs fastest-growing cities, expanding rapidly into surrounding hills and valleys. Bunamwaya, on the southern edge of the metropolitan area, is a mix of middle-class residential development, small commercial strips, and agricultural land. Ugandan urban growth has been characterized by a dispersed, low-density pattern that fills in valleys and hills rather than building upward.
The cityβs layout across multiple hills means that local sunrise and sunset times can vary slightly depending on which hill youβre on, but the official clock is the same for all of greater Kampala.
East Africaβs consistent clock
Uganda shares UTC+3 with Kenya, Tanzania, and Ethiopia. The regional timezone consistency across East Africa is one of the most stable in the world: these countries have used UTC+3 without adjustment for decades. Cross-border commerce, tourism, and the regional integration under the East African Community are all simplified by the shared clock.
The time difference between Bunamwaya and London is three hours in winter, two in summer when the UK observes BST.
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Questions about time in Bunamwaya
- What timezone is Bunamwaya in?
- Bunamwaya uses the IANA timezone
Africa/Kampala. The UTC offset is always UTC+3 - this timezone does not observe daylight saving time. - Does Bunamwaya observe daylight saving time?
- No. Bunamwaya does not observe daylight saving time. The UTC offset remains UTC+3 all year round.
- What is the current UTC offset for Bunamwaya?
- Bunamwaya is currently at UTC+3.
- What is the time difference between Bunamwaya and New York?
- Bunamwaya is currently 7 hours ahead of New York.
- What is the time difference between Bunamwaya and London?
- Bunamwaya is currently 2 hours ahead of London.
- What is the time difference between Bunamwaya and Los Angeles?
- Bunamwaya is currently 10 hours ahead of Los Angeles.
- What is the time difference between Bunamwaya and Tokyo?
- Bunamwaya is currently 6 hours behind Tokyo.
- What is the IANA timezone name for Bunamwaya?
- The IANA timezone database identifier for Bunamwaya is
Africa/Kampala. Use this string in programming languages and APIs: JavaScript (`new Intl.DateTimeFormat('en-US', { timeZone: 'Africa/Kampala' })`), Python (`pytz.timezone('Africa/Kampala')`), or any IANA-compatible library.