Current time in Accra
Live local time, date and time zone information for Accra, Ghana.
Current time in Accra
14:12:25
Africa/Accra · UTC+00:00
Time zone in Accra
Accra is in Ghana and uses the Africa/Accra time zone. Accra does not observe daylight saving time, so it stays on Greenwich Mean Time (UTC+00:00) all year.
Sunrise and sunset in Accra
Sun and clock in Accra
Accra sits almost exactly on the meridian its time zone is built around, so the clock and the sun agree here about as closely as they do anywhere: averaged over the year, solar noon falls at 12:01 by the standard clock, within 1 minute of twelve.
Daylight through the year in Accra
At 5.6°N latitude, Accra sees its longest day around the June solstice, when the sun is above the horizon for about 12 h 27 m. The shortest day comes six months later at roughly 11 h 48 m, a swing of about 0 h 39 m between midsummer and midwinter.
Day length barely changes through the year this near the equator, which is why the region has never had much use for daylight saving time.
This close to the equator the solstices make little difference: the sun rises in Accra at about 05:49 and sets at about 18:15 in June, and at about 06:04 and 17:52 in December — a shift of minutes rather than hours.
When the clocks change in Accra
Accra does not change its clocks. The offset stays at UTC+00:00 every day of the year, so a time arranged here means the same thing in January as it does in July. That makes Accra a straightforward place to schedule against — there is no window in the calendar where a recurring meeting quietly shifts by an hour.
Of the cities compared further down this page, New York, London and Sydney do change their clocks, so their difference from Accra moves by an hour twice a year; Dubai, New Delhi, Singapore and Tokyo do not, so those differences never change.
Calling Accra from another time zone
A working day of roughly 09:00 to 17:00 in Accra corresponds to 09:00–17:00 UTC. To find the equivalent window where you are, add your own offset to those hours: somewhere on UTC+00:00 would be looking at 09:00–17:00.
Taking a working day as 09:00 to 17:00 in each place:
- New York overlaps for only 4 hours, from 13:00 to 17:00 Accra time — late in the day at one end and early at the other.
- London’s working day overlaps with Accra’s for 7 hours, from 09:00 to 16:00 Accra time.
- Tokyo has no overlap at all: when it is 09:00 there, it is already 00:00 in Accra, so a call means an early start or a late finish for someone.
These windows use the offsets in force on 2026-10-09; where one side observes daylight saving and the other does not, they move by an hour twice a year.
Time difference from your location
Accra is currently on UTC+00:00. Once the page has loaded, this section compares it with the time zone your browser reports.
Accra compared with other cities
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Nearby cities
Accra is the only place in this directory on Africa/Accra; the nearby cities listed below all keep different zones. The nearest listed city on a different zone is Lagos, about 410 km away on Africa/Lagos, currently 1 h ahead of Accra.
Time zone rules: IANA tz database release 2026c, applied when this page was generated on 2026-10-09. Sun times: NOAA solar equations for 5.60°N, 0.19°W, flat horizon at sea level.
Frequently asked questions
What time zone is Accra in?
Accra uses the Africa/Accra time zone — Greenwich Mean Time, UTC+00:00.
Does Accra use daylight saving time?
Accra does not observe daylight saving time, so it stays on Greenwich Mean Time (UTC+00:00) all year.
What is the UTC offset for Accra?
The standard offset is UTC+00:00 all year. The clock at the top of this page shows the offset that applies right now.
What is the time difference between Accra and my location?
The section above compares Accra with your own time zone as detected by your browser, and the table lists the difference against major cities worldwide.