Time in Accra, Ghana 🇬🇭
The current local time in Accra, Ghana is shown below — the city is in the Africa/Accra time zone (UTC +00:00 · GMT).
Accra local time
Thursday, 22 October 2026 GMT
Accra at a glance
- Time zone
Africa/Accra· Greenwich Mean Time- UTC offset now
- +00:00 GMT
- Daylight saving
- No · UTC +00:00 all year
- Coordinates
- 5.60° N, 0.19° W
- Population
- 2,388,000
- Country
- Ghana · ISO GH
- Dialing code
- +233
- Currency
- Ghanaian Cedi (GHS)
- Work week
- Monday to Friday
- Drives on the
- Right
Accra right now
Time difference
Accra is shown here relative to your device's time zone.
Planning a call? Compare hours side by side in the time zone converter.
Upcoming public holidays
- Farmers Day Fri, Dec 4, 2026
- Christmas Day Fri, Dec 25, 2026
- Boxing Day Sat, Dec 26, 2026
- Boxing Day (substitute day) Mon, Dec 28, 2026
Sun today
Sunrise 05:47 · Sunset 17:45
Day length 11h 58m · twilight and monthly table →
Accra time vs. UTC
A 09:00–17:00 working day in Accra overlaps with 09:00–17:00 UTC from 09:00 to 17:00 Accra time. Open this page in your browser and the second row switches to your own time zone.
| Accra | 00:00 | 01:00 | 02:00 | 03:00 | 04:00 | 05:00 | 06:00 | 07:00 | 08:00 | 09:00 | 10:00 | 11:00 | 12:00 | 13:00 | 14:00 | 15:00 | 16:00 | 17:00 | 18:00 | 19:00 | 20:00 | 21:00 | 22:00 | 23:00 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UTC | 00:00 | 01:00 | 02:00 | 03:00 | 04:00 | 05:00 | 06:00 | 07:00 | 08:00 | 09:00 | 10:00 | 11:00 | 12:00 | 13:00 | 14:00 | 15:00 | 16:00 | 17:00 | 18:00 | 19:00 | 20:00 | 21:00 | 22:00 | 23:00 |
- Office hours 09–17
- Awake, off work
- Night 22–07
Accra vs. major cities
How far Accra is from the world's main business centres right now, what time it is there when the working day starts in Accra, and which hours of a 09:00–17:00 day the two places share. Daylight saving changes are applied automatically.
| City | Difference | At 09:00 in Accra | Shared office hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York · United States | −4 h | 05:00 | 13:00–17:00 |
| Los Angeles · United States | −7 h | 02:00 | 16:00–17:00 |
| São Paulo · Brazil | −3 h | 06:00 | 12:00–17:00 |
| London · United Kingdom | +1 h | 10:00 | 09:00–16:00 |
| Paris · France | +2 h | 11:00 | 09:00–15:00 |
| Johannesburg · South Africa | +2 h | 11:00 | 09:00–15:00 |
| Dubai · United Arab Emirates | +4 h | 13:00 | 09:00–13:00 |
| Delhi · India | +5:30 h | 14:30 | 09:00–11:30 |
| Singapore · Singapore | +8 h | 17:00 | None |
| Beijing · China | +8 h | 17:00 | None |
Shared office hours are shown in Accra time. Compare any set of cities hour by hour in the time zone converter, or pick a slot that suits everyone with the event planner.
Cities near Accra
The closest places to Accra among the cities we track, measured in a straight line from the city centre. Some of them keep a different clock, so check the time difference before crossing a border or booking a call.
| City | Distance | Time difference |
|---|---|---|
| Lagos · Nigeria | 410 km (250 mi) east | +1 h |
| Abuja · Nigeria | 920 km (570 mi) northeast | +1 h |
| Dakar · Senegal | 2,140 km (1,330 mi) northwest | Same time |
| Casablanca · Morocco | 3,200 km (1,990 mi) north | +1 h |
| Rabat · Morocco | 3,230 km (2,010 mi) north | +1 h |
| Algiers · Algeria | 3,480 km (2,160 mi) north | +1 h |
| Seville · Spain | 3,580 km (2,230 mi) north | +1 h / +2 h |
| Tunis · Tunisia | 3,630 km (2,250 mi) north | +1 h |
Distances are great-circle distances. A plus sign means the other city is ahead of Accra.
Clock time vs. sun time in Accra
Accra's standard offset, UTC +00:00, is based on the Greenwich (0°) meridian; the city itself lies at 0.19° W, 0.2° west of it. Its clocks are therefore within 1 minute of local solar time. Solar noon — when the sun is highest — falls between 11:45 (around 29 October) and 12:16 (around 5 February) on the clock.
How dates and times are written in Accra
- Short date
- 2026/10/22 · YYYY/MM/DD
- Long date
- 22, Ahinime, 2026
- Time
- 3:30 ANW · 12-hour clock
- Week starts on
- Monday
Examples show 22 October 2026 at 15:30 using the Unicode CLDR conventions for ak-GH, Ghana's most common locale. Businesses and English-language sources may use other formats.
Clock changes in Accra
Accra has kept the same UTC +00:00 offset without daylight saving time since at least 1970.
No clock changes are scheduled in 2026 or 2027: Accra stays on UTC +00:00 all year.
Source: IANA tz database, as shipped with the Unicode ICU library.
Daylight in Accra through the year
The longest day in Accra is 21 June with 12h 27m of daylight; the shortest is 22 December with 11h 48m. Day length barely changes — the gap between the longest and shortest day is only 0 h 39 min, typical of places near the equator. The earliest sunrise is at 05:46 on 20 May and the latest sunset at 18:20 on 11 July — not on the solstice itself, because solar noon drifts through the year.
Frequently asked questions
What time zone is Accra in?
Accra uses the Africa/Accra time zone (GMT): UTC +00:00 all year round.
Does Accra observe daylight saving time?
No. Accra has not used daylight saving time since at least 1970.
When is the longest day of the year in Accra?
Around 21 June, with 12h 27m of daylight. The shortest day is around 22 December, with 11h 48m.
What is the dialing code for Accra?
To call Accra from abroad, dial your international access code, then Ghana's country code +233, then the local number without its leading trunk prefix.
What are normal working days in Accra?
The standard work week in Ghana runs Monday to Friday, with the weekend on Saturday and Sunday. Keep this in mind when scheduling calls from countries with a different weekend.
What is the nearest city to Accra on a different time?
Of the 189 cities we track, the closest one keeping a different clock is Lagos, Nigeria, about 410 km (250 mi) to the east. It is 1 h ahead of Accra.
How are dates and times written in Accra?
Following the ak-GH conventions in the Unicode CLDR, a short date is written YYYY/MM/DD (2026/10/22) and times usually use the 12-hour clock (3:30 ANW). Calendars start the week on Monday.
Explore more for Accra
Everything else we track for Accra: daylight, weather, the country overview, and the exact time-zone references.