Current Time in Accra
What time is it in Accra right now? Below is the live current local time in Accra, Ghana.
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Time zone information for Accra
- Time zone name
- Africa/Accra
- Abbreviation
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- UTC / GMT offset
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- Daylight saving
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Greenwich Mean Time — no daylight saving.
Compare Accra with other cities
Open world clockWorking with Accra
What you need to know before scheduling something with Accra — when the clocks move, which days are the weekend, and when the working day overlaps with yours.
Daylight saving
Accra does not observe daylight saving time. The offset from UTC stays the same all year, so the gap between you and Accra changes whenever your clocks move, not theirs.
The working week
Ghana follows the common Monday-to-Friday working week with a Saturday and Sunday weekend.
When you can reach the major hubs
Times below are in Accra’s local clock, assuming both sides work 09:00–17:00.
| City | Difference | Overlap in Accra time |
|---|---|---|
| New York | -4 h | 13:00–17:00 |
| London | +1 h | 09:00–16:00 |
| Singapore | +8 h | no overlap in normal office hours |
| Sydney | +10 h | no overlap in normal office hours |
Upcoming public holidays in Ghana
- Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Day
- Farmers Day
- Christmas Day
- Boxing Day
- Boxing Day (substitute day)
- New Year's Day
Public holidays only. Regional and observance days are not listed, and dates that depend on lunar observation may shift by a day.