Accra

Africa • Accra

Ghana

Current local time

04:16:16

Sunday, May 31, 2026

UTC offset

UTC+00:00

No daylight saving changes

Accra does not observe daylight saving time. Clocks stay on UTC+00:00 all year long.

Timezone details

Identifier
Abbreviation
—
Transitioned
May 31, 2021 at 01:00 AM
Featured city
Accra

Location

Latitude
5.55
Longitude
-0.21666
Country
Ghana

Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)

FAQs

Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) is the baseline by which every other timezone in the world is measured, anchored at UTC+00:00 across 22 member zones spanning West Africa and Atlantic islands. Most of these zones keep GMT year-round with no clock changes, giving daily life a rare consistency while six of the UK / European members still spring-forward each summer.

  • Why is GMT called Greenwich Mean Time?

    It's named after the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London, where the prime meridian (0° longitude) was established as the world's reference line for time and navigation.

  • Do all GMT zones observe daylight saving time?

    No — only the European members like the UK and Ireland switch to UTC+01:00 in summer, while African and Atlantic zones such as Abidjan stay on UTC+00:00 all year.

  • How many countries use GMT?

    Over 20 territories and nations fall under GMT, from West African capitals like Accra and Dakar to the British Isles and Iceland.

  • Is GMT the same as UTC?

    For everyday scheduling and clocks they are interchangeable, but UTC is the atomic-time standard that replaced GMT for scientific precision.

  • What makes GMT special for global coordination?

    It's the zero-offset reference; every other UTC shift is defined as a number of hours ahead of or behind GMT.

  • Which well-known cities run on GMT in winter?

    London, Lisbon, Reykjavik, Accra, and Casablanca all sit on UTC+00:00 for part or all of the year.