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Cape Coast

UTC+0

Ghana · GMT

Rainy season
00:45:21Live

Tue, 15 Sept 2026

00:00↑ 05:54↓ 18:1824:00
Sunrise
05:54
Sunset
18:18
Daylight
12.4hrs
Population
170K
Season
Rainy season
Next full moon
14 Jul
Buck Moon

Timezone Guide

Cape Coast, Ghana runs on UTC+0. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+0 — daylight saving time is not observed. There is a 4-hour difference between Cape Coast and New York. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 5 hours a day with New York. A good time to connect: 13:00–18:00 in Cape Coast lines up with 09:00–14:00 in New York. There is a 1-hour difference between Cape Coast and London. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 8 hours a day with London. A good time to connect: 09:00–17:00 in Cape Coast lines up with 10:00–18:00 in London. There is a 9-hour difference between Cape Coast and Tokyo. Standard working hours don't overlap at all with Tokyo, so meetings need an early or late slot on one side. This timezone is also shared with cities such as Reykjavík, Accra, Dakar. Keeping these offsets in mind makes it easier to schedule calls or travel to and from Cape Coast.

Practical Info

Cape Coast (Ghana) is home to roughly 170K people. Today brings about 12.4 hours of daylight: sunrise at 05:54, sunset at 18:18. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+0 — daylight saving time is not observed. It sits in the Northern Hemisphere, about 5° north of the equator. Traffic drives on the right.

Flag

Ghana

Ghana

Capital

Accra

Continent

Africa

Time Zone

GMT · Africa/Accra

Coordinates

5.11°N, 1.25°W

Currency

GHS (₵)

Calling Code

+233

Driving Side

Right

Hemisphere

Northern

Language

English

Measurement System

Metric

Did You Know?

A Door of No Return

Cape Coast Castle was a holding fort for the transatlantic slave trade, and the passage from its dungeons to the waiting ships is known as the Door of No Return. It is now a UNESCO site and a destination for diaspora pilgrimage.

The clock: Cape Coast keeps UTC+0, essentially on the Greenwich meridian, which passes through Ghana a little to the east.

Annual Daylight

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Working Hours

6h overlap
Cape CoastUTC+0
06121824
Your locationUTC+3
06121824