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- Type a city, a country or a zone such as “CET” or “Tokyo”.
Current local time in Bolgatanga, Ghana
Africa/Abidjan
Observatory log
Bolgatanga, observed
- 01Time zone
Greenwich Mean Time
GMT · UTC · IANA
Africa/Abidjan- 02Daylight saving
Ghana does not observe daylight saving time.
Clocks stay on GMT (UTC) all year. No change is scheduled in tzdata 2026e.
- 03Sun today
- Sunrise05:52Sunset17:44Day length11 h 51 minSolar noon11:48
MoonWaxing gibbous, 58% lit
Golden hour05:40–06:21 · 17:16–17:57
- 04Working hours
Counted as 09:00–17:00 local; the weekend in Ghana is Saturday and Sunday.
- 05Best time to call
- 06Time zones in Ghana
Ghana uses a single time zone: Africa/Abidjan.
- 07Also on this clock
- 08Coordinates
10.79° N, 0.85° W · Upper East
Differences
Bolgatanga and the world
| City | Local time | Difference from BolgatangaDiff. |
|---|---|---|
 London | +1 h | |
 New York | −4 h | |
| Los Angeles | −7 h | |
| Chicago | −5 h | |
 São Paulo | −3 h | |
 Paris | +2 h | |
 Dubai | +4 h | |
 Mumbai | +5 h 30 min | |
 Singapore | +8 h | |
 Hong Kong | +8 h | |
 Tokyo | +9 h |
Questions
Asked about Bolgatanga
What time zone is Bolgatanga in?
Bolgatanga uses Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), UTC. Its IANA time-zone ID is Africa/Abidjan.
Does Ghana use daylight saving time?
No. Ghana does not observe daylight saving time: the clocks stay on Greenwich Mean Time (UTC) all year.
When does the sun rise and set in Bolgatanga today?
Today in Bolgatanga the sun rises at 05:52 and sets at 17:44, giving 11 h 51 min of daylight.