Accra is located in Ghana and uses the Africa/Accra timezone, currently GMT (GMT+0) from UTC. Accra does not observe daylight saving time. Sunrise is at 05:26 and sunset at 18:05 local time. The coordinates of Accra are 5.56°N, 0.21°W.

Today Accra gets 12 hours 39 minutes of daylight. Solar noon — when the sun is highest — falls at 11:45, about 15 minutes before clock noon.

Right now Accra shares its GMT (GMT+0) offset with London, Lisbon, Dublin, Reykjavik, Casablanca, Dakar. Clocks in these places read the same, even where the calendar date differs.

Best time to call Accra from…

From	Gap	Call at (Accra time)
🇩🇿 Algiers	+1h	09:00–16:00
🇳🇬 Lagos	+1h	09:00–16:00
🇨🇮 Abidjan	same time	09:00–17:00
🇲🇦 Casablanca	same time	09:00–17:00
🇬🇧 London	same time	09:00–17:00
🇺🇸 New York	−4h	13:00–17:00
🇸🇬 Singapore	+8h	07:00–12:00 (early or late for one side)
🇦🇪 Dubai	+4h	09:00–13:00

Office hours taken as 09:00–17:00 on both sides. A row opens the meeting page for the two cities where one exists, otherwise the converter.

Frequently asked questions

What time zone is Accra in?›

Accra is in the Africa/Accra timezone, currently GMT (GMT+0).

Does Accra observe daylight saving time?›

No. Accra does not observe daylight saving time. The UTC offset is always GMT+0.

What is the UTC offset for Accra?›

Accra is currently GMT+0 from UTC (GMT (GMT+0)).

Is Accra ahead of London and New York?›

Right now Accra is on the same time as London and 4 hours ahead of New York. The gaps move by an hour when either side changes its clocks.

What is 09:00 in Accra in UTC?›

09:00 in Accra is 09:00 UTC today, because the city is GMT+0 from UTC.

When does the sun rise and set in Accra today?›

Today the sun rises in Accra at 05:26 and sets at 18:05 local time. These times were calculated when this page was built and drift by a few minutes a week.

Times on this page were calculated on 25 October 2026.