What time is it in Cape Coast right now?

The clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Cape Coast, Ghana, updated every second from your device's clock and the IANA time zone rules for Africa/Accra. Cape Coast is the same time as UTC right now.

What time zone is Cape Coast in?

Cape Coast uses GMT (Greenwich Mean Time). Its IANA time zone identifier is Africa/Accra, and the current UTC offset is UTC+0.

Does Cape Coast observe daylight saving time?

No. Cape Coast stays on UTC+0 all year, so the difference to cities that do change their clocks, such as New York or London, shifts by an hour twice a year.

How do I schedule a meeting with someone in Cape Coast?

Open the time zone converter for Cape Coast to see what a given time there is for you, or use the meeting planner to find the hours when both of you are at work. A Cal.com booking link does the conversion for your guests automatically: they see your availability in their own time zone and pick a slot that works.

Current local time in Cape Coast, Central, Ghana

Cape Coast is on GMT (Greenwich Mean Time), UTC+0. Cape Coast does not observe daylight saving time, so the offset is the same all year.

Cape Coast, Ghana

12:42 PM:04GMT

Tuesday, October 27, 2026

UTC+0

Country: Ghana
Region: Central
Lat/Long: 5°06'N / 1°15'W
Elevation: 21 m
Population: 212,426
Currency: Cedi (GHS)
Languages: English, Akan, Ewe, Twi
Dialling code: +233

Time zone in Cape Coast

Time zone
GMT
Greenwich Mean Time
UTC offset
UTC+0
The same time as UTC
Daylight saving
None
Same offset all year
Next clock change
None scheduled
Cape Coast keeps UTC+0

Cape Coast keeps the time of the IANA zone Africa/Accra, the one time zone in use in Ghana. Cape Coast does not observe daylight saving time, so the offset is the same all year.

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Sunrise and sunset in Cape Coast today

Sunrise
5:50 AM
Sunset
5:47 PM
Day length
11 hours 57 minutes
Date
Tue, Oct 27, 2026

Times are local to Cape Coast for Tue, Oct 27, 2026, computed for 5°06'N / 1°15'W.

Time difference between Cape Coast and other cities

The current local time in major cities around the world and how far each is ahead of or behind Cape Coast. Differences change when either side moves its clocks.

Current time in world cities compared to Cape Coast
City	Local time	Compared to Cape Coast
New YorkUnited States	Tue 8:42 AM	−4h (behind)
Los AngelesUnited States	Tue 5:42 AM	−7h (behind)
ChicagoUnited States	Tue 7:42 AM	−5h (behind)
TorontoCanada	Tue 8:42 AM	−4h (behind)
Mexico CityMexico	Tue 6:42 AM	−6h (behind)
São PauloBrazil	Tue 9:42 AM	−3h (behind)
LondonUnited Kingdom	Tue 12:42 PM	Same time
ParisFrance	Tue 1:42 PM	+1h (ahead)
BerlinGermany	Tue 1:42 PM	+1h (ahead)
MadridSpain	Tue 1:42 PM	+1h (ahead)
JohannesburgSouth Africa	Tue 2:42 PM	+2h (ahead)
DubaiUnited Arab Emirates	Tue 4:42 PM	+4h (ahead)
MumbaiIndia	Tue 6:12 PM	+5h 30m (ahead)
SingaporeSingapore	Tue 8:42 PM	+8h (ahead)
ShanghaiChina	Tue 8:42 PM	+8h (ahead)
TokyoJapan	Tue 9:42 PM	+9h (ahead)
SydneyAustralia	Tue 11:42 PM	+11h (ahead)
AucklandNew Zealand	Wed 1:42 AM	+13h (ahead)

Other cities near Cape Coast

All 98 cities in Ghana

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Place data from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Times follow the IANA time zone database; sunrise and sunset are computed for the city's coordinates.