Current Time in Ghana
Ghana uses one time zone.
Page text updated Nov 5, 2026. Clock values are computed from the IANA time zone database each time the page is generated (at least hourly). Holiday and country reference data come from snapshots that are refreshed manually.
What time is it in Ghana
It's 7:03 PM GMT (UTC+00:00) in Ghana on Thursday, 5 November 2026.
Ghana does not use daylight saving time; it stays on UTC+0 all year.
- Time zone
- Greenwich Mean Time
- IANA: Africa/Accra
- UTC offset now
- UTC+00:00 (GMT)
- Clock changes
- No clock changes: UTC+0 all year.
Times in this text are from when the page was generated (it is regenerated at least hourly). The clocks below update live.
Major Cities
Kumasi
Accra
Tamale
Takoradi
How Ghana writes dates and times
- Date format
- YYYY/MM/DD
- year-month-day, e.g. 2026/11/25 · 25, Obubuo, 2026
- Clock
- 12-hour
- e.g. 3:30 ANW
- Week starts on
- Monday
- Weekend: Saturday and Sunday
- Calendar
- Gregorian
Formats are the Unicode CLDR conventions for the ak-GH locale, the everyday written standard; individual organisations may differ.
Upcoming public holidays in Ghana
National holidays only. Holidays observed in individual states or regions are not listed.
- Farmers' DayFri, 4 December 2026 · in 29 days
- Christmas DayFri, 25 December 2026 · in 50 days
- Boxing DaySat, 26 December 2026 · in 51 days
- New Year's DayFri, 1 January 2027 · in 57 days
- Constitution DayThu, 7 January 2027 · in 63 days
Time difference from Ghana
Workday overlap compares 09:00–17:00 on both sides at today's offsets, shown in Ghana time.
| City | Local time | Difference | Workday overlap |
|---|---|---|---|
| London | Thu 7:03 PM | Same time | 8 h (09:00–17:00) |
| New York | Thu 2:03 PM | 5 h behind | 3 h (14:00–17:00) |
| Los Angeles | Thu 11:03 AM | 8 h behind | None |
| Dubai | Thu 11:03 PM | 4 h ahead | 4 h (09:00–13:00) |
| Singapore | Fri 3:03 AM | 8 h ahead | None |
| Tokyo | Fri 4:03 AM | 9 h ahead | None |
| Sydney | Fri 6:03 AM | 11 h ahead | None |
| São Paulo | Thu 4:03 PM | 3 h behind | 5 h (12:00–17:00) |
Ghana at a glance
- Capital
- Accra
- Population
- 33,742,380
- Currency
- Ghanaian cedi (GHS)
Questions about time in Ghana
- What time is it in Ghana right now?
- When this page was generated it was 7:03 PM GMT (UTC+00:00) in Ghana.
- How many time zones does Ghana have?
- Ghana uses one time zone, Greenwich Mean Time (IANA ID Africa/Accra).
- Does Ghana observe daylight saving time?
- No. Ghana does not use daylight saving time; it stays on UTC+0 all year.
- What is the next public holiday in Ghana?
- The next national public holiday is Farmers' Day on Fri, 4 December 2026.