Current time in Ghana

Ghana

1:38 a.m.
Feb. 24, 2026

Local time in Ghana

The time in Ghana is the same as in UTC and 5 hours ahead of Columbus. The timezone in Ghana is Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). Ghana is not using Daylight Saving Time (DST) but used to in the past. The last DST transition was in 1956.

Details for the time in Ghana

Current time
1:38 a.m.
Time zone Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
IANA time zone Africa/Accra
Your time difference 5 hours ahead of Columbus
UTC time difference UTC+0
same time as UTC

Ghana Daylight Saving Time (DST)

Ghana is not using Daylight Saving Time.

Ghana

Ghana uses Greenwich Mean Time GMT. GMT is UTC +0000. Because the prime meridian runs through Ghana this is not surprising. The latitude of the country is only 8° 00’ N. This is close to the equator, as a result Ghana has no use for daylight savings time.

Important cities in Ghana

The current time in some important cities in Ghana is shown below.

Time in Ghana