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Central Europe is on summer time: CEST (UTC+2) until Sun, Oct 25.

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12:00 pm12:00 GMT (UTC+0), Oct 24, 2026 = 2:00 pm14:00 SAST (UTC+2), Oct 24, 2026 = 2:00 pm14:00 CEST (UTC+2), Oct 24, 2026

Accra is 2 hours behind SAST. Accra is 2 hours behind CEST.

How the time difference changes

Accra to SAST

Accra is 2 hours behind SAST year-round.

Working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in Accra correspond to 11:00 am to 8:00 pm in SAST.Working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in Accra correspond to 11:00 to 20:00 in SAST.

Accra to CET

For most of the year, Accra is 2 hours behind CEST. From Oct 25, 2026 to Mar 28, 2027, Accra is 1 hour behind CET.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in Accra correspond to 11:00 am to 8:00 pm in CEST. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in Accra correspond to 10:00 am to 7:00 pm in CET.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in Accra correspond to 11:00 to 20:00 in CEST. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in Accra correspond to 10:00 to 19:00 in CET.

Compare Accra time with SAST and CET time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.

Time Difference

GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) is 2 hours behind South Africa Standard Time. GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) is 2 hours behind Central European Summer Time.
12:00 pm12:00 in Accra, Ghana is 2:00 pm14:00 in SAST and is 2:00 pm14:00 in CEST

Accra to SAST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-4pm09:00-16:00 in Accra which corresponds to 11am-6pm11:00-18:00 in SAST
Accra to CEST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-4pm09:00-16:00 in Accra which corresponds to 11am-6pm11:00-18:00 in CEST

12:00 pm12:00 GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) (Accra, Ghana). Offset UTC 0:00 hours
2:00 pm14:00 South Africa Standard Time (SAST). Offset UTC +2:00 hours
2:00 pm14:00 Central European Summer Time (CEST). Offset UTC +2:00 hours

12:00 pm12:00 Accra, Ghana / 2:00 pm14:00 SAST / 2:00 pm14:00 CEST

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Accra Time Zone and Facts

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Offset
GMT – Greenwich Mean Time, UTC+0 (no daylight saving time)

Accra Facts

Country
Ghana
Alternative Names
ACC, Aakra, Aakrá, Accra, Acra, Akara, Akkr, Akkra, Akkrae, Akra, Akrao, Akʻra, Nkran, a ke la, akara, akeula, akra, akura, xak kra, yەkra, ΄Aκκρα, Άκκρα, Аккрæ, Аккра, Акра, Աքրա, אקרא, אקרה, آکرا, أكرا, ئەکرا, اكرا, اکرا, عکرہ, अक्रा, आक्रा, আক্রা, ਅਕਰਾ, ଆକ୍ରା, அக்ரா, അക്ര, อักกรา, ཨ་ཁ་ར།, အက်ခရာမြို့, აკრა, አክራ, アクラ, 阿克拉, 아크라
Population
1,963,264
Currency
Cedi (GHS)
Geographic Coordinates
5° 33' N Latitude / 0° 11' W Longitude
International Dialing Code
+233

South Africa Standard Time

Offset: SAST is 2 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Countries using this time zone: Eswatini, Lesotho, South Africa

Principal Cities: The largest city in the SAST time zone is Johannesburg in South Africa, with about 9.418 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Cape Town, Durban, Pretoria, Gqeberha.

Daylight Saving: Clocks in South Africa Standard Time (SAST) do not change for daylight saving time, so SAST stays the same throughout the year. Other time zones may set clocks forward in summer and back in winter; see upcoming clock changes worldwide.

SAST representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • +02 - basic short
  • +0200 - basic
  • +02:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • +0200 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (02) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of two hours to the east of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Bravo - Military abbreviation for SAST
  • B - short form of 'Bravo'
IANA/Olson: Reflects SAST time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • Africa/Johannesburg
  • Africa/Maseru
  • Africa/Mbabane
Time zones with the GMT +2 offset:
  • CEST - Central European Summer Time
  • EET - Eastern European Time
  • MESZ - Mitteleuropäische Sommerzeit
  • B - Bravo Time Zone
  • CAT - Central Africa Time
  • IST - Israel Standard Time
  • SAST - South Africa Standard Time
  • WAST - West Africa Summer Time

Central European Time

Offset: CET is 1 hour ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Countries using this time zone: Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Hungary, Italy, Kosovo, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Svalbard and Jan Mayen, Sweden, Switzerland, Tunisia, Vatican City

Principal Cities: The largest city in the CET time zone is Berlin in Germany, with about 3.426 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Madrid, Algiers, Rome, Paris.

German: MEZ - Mitteleuropäische Zeit

Map of the areas on Central European Time (CET)
CET all year CET part of the year

Today the lighter areas are on UTC+2 (CEST).

Daylight Saving: This is a standard time zone. During summer, some places set clocks forward one hour for daylight saving time and observe Central European Summer Time (CEST).

123456789101112End: Central European Time (CET) ended on Sunday, March 29, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Sunday, March 29, 2026, 3:00 am03:00 local daylight time instead. Standard time ends annually on the last Sunday of March.

123456789101112Start: Central European Time (CET) starts on Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 3:00 am03:00 local time and clocks are set one hour back to Sunday, October 25, 2026, 2:00 am02:00. Standard time starts annually on the last Sunday of October.

See upcoming clock changes worldwide.

CET representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • +01 - basic short
  • +0100 - basic
  • +01:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • +0100 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (01) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of one hour to the east of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Alpha - Military abbreviation for CET
  • A - short form of 'Alpha'
IANA/Olson: Reflects CET time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • Africa/Algiers
  • Africa/Ceuta
  • Africa/Tunis
  • Arctic/Longyearbyen
  • Atlantic/Jan_Mayen
  • CET
  • Europe/Amsterdam
  • Europe/Andorra
  • Europe/Belgrade
  • Europe/Berlin
  • Europe/Bratislava
  • Europe/Brussels
  • Europe/Budapest
  • Europe/Busingen
  • Europe/Copenhagen
  • Europe/Gibraltar
  • Europe/Ljubljana
  • Europe/Luxembourg
  • Europe/Madrid
  • Europe/Malta
  • Europe/Monaco
  • Europe/Oslo
  • Europe/Paris
  • Europe/Podgorica
  • Europe/Prague
  • Europe/Rome
  • Europe/San_Marino
  • Europe/Sarajevo
  • Europe/Skopje
  • Europe/Stockholm
  • Europe/Tirane
  • Europe/Vaduz
  • Europe/Vatican
  • Europe/Vienna
  • Europe/Warsaw
  • Europe/Zagreb
  • Europe/Zurich
  • MET
  • Poland
Time zones with the GMT +1 offset:
  • BST - British Summer Time
  • CET - Central European Time
  • IST - Irish Standard Time
  • WEST - Western European Summer Time
  • A - Alpha Time Zone
  • CET - Central European Time
  • MEZ - Mitteleuropäische Zeit
  • WAT - West Africa Time
  • WST - Western Sahara Summer Time
  • BMT - Biel Mean Time