Ghana · GMT
Tue, 15 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Tamale, 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 Tamale 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 Tamale lines up with 09:00–14:00 in New York. There is a 1-hour difference between Tamale 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 Tamale lines up with 10:00–18:00 in London. There is a 9-hour difference between Tamale 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 Tamale.
Practical Info
Tamale (Ghana) is home to roughly 375K people. Today brings about 12.6 hours of daylight: sunrise at 05:48, sunset at 18:24. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+0 — daylight saving time is not observed. It sits in the Northern Hemisphere, about 9° north of the equator. Traffic drives on the right.
Flag
Ghana
Capital
Accra
Continent
Africa
Time Zone
GMT · Africa/Accra
Coordinates
9.40°N, 0.84°W
Currency
GHS (₵)
Calling Code
+233
Driving Side
Right
Hemisphere
Northern
Language
English
Measurement System
Metric
Did You Know?
Tamale has grown at among the fastest rates in West Africa and is unusually flat and compact, which has made it one of the highest-bicycle-use cities on the continent.
The clock: Tamale keeps UTC+0. Its Damba festival, of Islamic origin but adapted to Dagbon tradition, marks the Prophet's birth with drumming and horsemanship.
Annual Daylight
Working Hours
6h overlap