Cape Coast
Central, Ghana
Thursday, 12th November 2026
- UTC offset
- UTC+0
- Time zone
- Africa/AccraGMT
- Sunrise
- 5:52 am
- Sunset
- 5:46 pm
- Daylight
- 11 hours 53 minutes
- Daylight saving
- NeverSame offset all year
Daylight saving in Cape Coast
Clocks here do not change: this zone stays on the same offset all year.
Cape Coast has stayed on GMT (UTC+0) all year, which means the difference to places that do change their clocks moves by an hour twice a year without Cape Coast doing anything.
Cape Coast time to your time
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Call times with London
Both places are at work between 9am and 17:00 in Accra, 9am to 4pm at the other end.
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Time difference between Cape Coast and major cities
| City | Local time | 24h | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles PST | 3:08 pm | 15:08 | 8 hours behind |
| Chicago CST | 5:08 pm | 17:08 | 6 hours behind |
| Mexico City CST | 5:08 pm | 17:08 | 6 hours behind |
| New York City EST | 6:08 pm | 18:08 | 5 hours behind |
| Toronto EST | 6:08 pm | 18:08 | 5 hours behind |
| São Paulo UTC-3 | 8:08 pm | 20:08 | 3 hours behind |
| London GMT | 11:08 pm | 23:08 | the same time |
| Paris CET | 12:08 am Fri | 00:08 | 1 hour ahead |
| Berlin CET | 12:08 am Fri | 00:08 | 1 hour ahead |
| Johannesburg SAST | 1:08 am Fri | 01:08 | 2 hours ahead |
| Cairo EET | 1:08 am Fri | 01:08 | 2 hours ahead |
| Moscow MSK | 2:08 am Fri | 02:08 | 3 hours ahead |
| Dubai UTC+4 | 3:08 am Fri | 03:08 | 4 hours ahead |
| Delhi IST | 4:38 am Fri | 04:38 | 5 hours 30 minutes ahead |
| Shanghai CST | 7:08 am Fri | 07:08 | 8 hours ahead |
| Tokyo JST | 8:08 am Fri | 08:08 | 9 hours ahead |
| Sydney AEDT | 10:08 am Fri | 10:08 | 11 hours ahead |
| Auckland NZDT | 12:08 pm Fri | 12:08 | 13 hours ahead |
About Cape Coast
- Population
- 212426
- Coordinates
- 5.105, -1.247
- Region
- Central, Ghana
- IANA zone
- Africa/Accra
- Solar noon
- 11:49 am
Sunrise and sunset above are computed from these coordinates with the NOAA solar equations: not looked up from a table, and not the same as the neighbouring city's.
Nearby and related
Questions people ask
What time is it in Cape Coast right now?
It is 11:08 pm (23:08 on a 24-hour clock) on Thursday, 12th November 2026 in Cape Coast. The clock on this page updates every second and is set from the server, not from your device, so it stays right even if your own clock has drifted.
What time zone is Cape Coast in?
Cape Coast uses the Africa/Accra time zone, currently GMT (UTC+0). That IANA identifier is the one to put in a calendar invite or a database column: abbreviations like GMT are ambiguous, IANA identifiers are not.
Is Cape Coast on daylight saving time right now?
No, and it never is. Cape Coast stays on GMT (UTC+0) all year round.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Cape Coast today?
The sun rises at 5:52 am and sets at 5:46 pm today, giving 11 hours 53 minutes of daylight.
How many hours ahead is Cape Coast of Los Angeles?
Cape Coast is 8 hours ahead of Los Angeles. When it is 11:08 pm in Cape Coast, it is 3:08 pm in Los Angeles. The full comparison table on this page covers twenty major cities and recalculates itself whenever either end changes its clocks.
Where exactly is Cape Coast?
Cape Coast is in Central, Ghana, at 5.11° N, 1.25° W, with a population of about 212,426. Those coordinates are what the sunrise and sunset times above are calculated from.