About the time in Accra

Accra is a city in Ghana. It uses the Africa/Accra time zone, which is currently UTC+0 — that is, +0 hours from Coordinated Universal Time. Accra does not observe daylight saving time, so its UTC offset stays the same all year.

Compared with other major cities right now, Accra is 4 hours ahead of New York and 1 hour behind of London. The table above updates live, so the differences you see always reflect current daylight saving rules on both sides.

What time zone is Accra in?

Accra follows the Africa/Accra time zone (UTC+0). All clocks on this page are driven by the official IANA time zone database, the same source used by operating systems and airlines worldwide.

Does Accra observe daylight saving time?

No — Accra keeps the same offset all year, which makes scheduling with it straightforward.

Sunrise and sunset in Accra

Today's sunrise and sunset above are calculated astronomically for Accra's coordinates (5.6°, -0.19°) and shown in local Accra time. They shift a little every day through the year.

How is this clock kept accurate?

The time shown is your device clock converted into Accra's time zone using your browser's built-in IANA database. If your device clock is correct, the time above is correct — no server round-trips, nothing to install.