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Current local time in Cape Coast, Ghana
Africa/Abidjan
Observatory log
Cape Coast, 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
- Sunrise05:50Sunset17:49Day length12 hSolar noon11:49
MoonWaxing gibbous, 58% lit
Golden hour05:37–06:18 · 17:22–18:03
- 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
5.11° N, 1.25° W · Central
Differences
Cape Coast and the world
| City | Local time | Difference from Cape CoastDiff. |
|---|---|---|
 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 Cape Coast
What time zone is Cape Coast in?
Cape Coast 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 Cape Coast today?
Today in Cape Coast the sun rises at 05:50 and sets at 17:49, giving 12 h of daylight.