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Time in Ghana now
DaytimeThursday, October 8, 2026Week 41Today: National Depression Screening Day
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Time zone info for Ghana
UTC+0
Africa/Accra
Ghana follows Africa/Accra. The local time is shown using live browser time, refreshed every second.
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About this Ghana time page
This Ghana page combines live clock output with timezone, offset, holiday, and daylight context so the page is useful beyond a single timestamp.
Displayed local time follows the IANA timezone identifier assigned to this page and updates live in the browser.
Weather context uses Open-Meteo. Sunrise, sunset, and day-length details are shown as informational timing context.
Calendar and next-holiday data use normalized HolidayFinder coverage with a date-holidays fallback. Regional holiday matches appear when the source dataset includes state or province-level coverage.
Live conditions
Weather in Ghana now
Sunrise, sunset, day length and solar time for Ghana
- Sunrise: 05:55
- Sunset: 17:56
- Day length: 12 hr 1 min
- Solar noon: 11:56
- Estimates use the map coordinates and local date, with local time zone and daylight-saving adjustments. Terrain and weather can affect observed sunrise and sunset.
Current time in Ghana, with the national view
The current time reference for Ghana is 09:09:06 on Thursday, October 8, 2026, using Africa/Accra (GMT+0). This is a reference clock, not a guarantee that every location in Ghana has the same local time.
For an appointment or arrival, confirm the destination city in Ghana. A shared country name is not enough to identify a time zone or the local calendar date.
Capital listed: Accra; largest city in the location data: Accra.
How time works across Ghana
The displayed reference follows Africa/Accra, with a current UTC offset of GMT+0. A positive offset is ahead of UTC; a negative offset is behind it.
The 4 identifiers recorded for Ghana can reflect different historical rules or aliases, as well as different current offsets. Their count is not a count of distinct current clock readings.
For a future event, record the city, date and time zone together. Today's UTC offset may not apply on the event date if either location changes its clocks seasonally.
If you already know the likely destination, the fastest next move is usually one of the major city pages such as time in Accra, time in Kumasi, and time in Cape Coast.
Ghana clock, regions, and timezone structure
Ghana time right now
This page shows 09:09:06 on Thursday, October 8, 2026, using GMT with a live UTC or GMT offset of GMT+0.
16 states or regions
Ghana currently has 16 state or regional pages and 4,214 listed city pages in this dataset.
A named location reference is Accra.
National timezone structure
The location data for Ghana lists 4 time-zone identifiers. Different identifiers can still show the same current time.
Ghana city, state, and compare paths
Major city clocks
The fastest city-level references in this country are time in Accra, time in Kumasi, time in Cape Coast, time in Tema, and time in Obuasi.
Key state and regional pages
If the question is regional rather than city-specific, start with current local time in Ashanti, current local time in Greater Accra, current local time in Western, current local time in Central, and current local time in Volta.
Compare with another country
For cross-country planning, open the compare tool or jump directly to time in India, time in United States, and time in United Kingdom.
Daylight at the location shown on the map
Using Abansuaso as the mapped daylight reference, sunrise is 05:55, sunset is 17:56, and estimated day length is 12 hr 1 min.
Sunrise and sunset vary with the date, latitude, longitude and local horizon. Even locations sharing the same civil time can have different daylight hours.
Ghana time FAQ
What time is it in Ghana right now?
This page shows the current national reference time for Ghana as 09:09:06 on Thursday, October 8, 2026.
Does Ghana use one time zone or several?
The location data lists 4 time-zone identifiers for Ghana. Some can share a current offset or be aliases; compare the actual city clocks before assuming the times differ.
Should I use the country page, a state page, or a city page?
Use the country page for the national structure, a state page for regional context, and a city page when the exact local clock is the real answer.
Which place is the main reference inside Ghana?
The clock follows Africa/Accra. The mapped daylight reference is Abansuaso; it does not represent daylight everywhere in Ghana.
How do I move from the country view to the most useful local pages?
Start with regional pages such as current local time in Ashanti, current local time in Greater Accra, and current local time in Western, or jump straight to major city clocks like time in Accra and time in Kumasi.
How do I compare Ghana with another country?
The quickest route is the compare tool or the built-in country links such as time in India and time in United States.
4,214 cities in Ghana