Takoradi, Ghana · UTC+0
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Takoradi is Ghana’s main seaport, located in the Western Region on the Gulf of Guinea coast. It has grown in significance since offshore oil discoveries in the Jubilee Field in 2007 made it the center of Ghana’s emerging petroleum industry. The city runs on Greenwich Mean Time (UTC+0) all year. Ghana has not observed daylight saving time since 1942.
Ghana’s decision to remain on GMT is geographically unusual: the country straddles the prime meridian, but its major cities fall just west of 0 degrees longitude. GMT is a reasonable fit for the coastal cities. The country’s colonial period under British administration established GMT as the default, and it has remained since independence in 1957.
At roughly 5 degrees north, Takoradi has essentially no seasonal daylight variation. Sunrise and sunset times stay within about 30 minutes of 6am and 6pm year-round. The clock and the sun are in reliable alignment, which simplifies scheduling for a port city that coordinates shipping on UTC.
port logistics and UTC coordination
The port handles cocoa exports (Ghana is the world’s second-largest cocoa producer), timber, and petroleum-related logistics. Container ship arrivals and departures follow tide and berth schedules that are themselves coordinated against UTC, making the city’s fixed GMT offset a practical convenience.
Tamale to the north and Accra to the east share the same GMT offset.
9am in Takoradi is 9am in London in winter. During British Summer Time, London advances and the gap opens to one hour.
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Questions about time in Takoradi
- What timezone is Takoradi in?
- Takoradi uses the IANA timezone
Africa/Accra. The UTC offset is always UTC+0 - this timezone does not observe daylight saving time. - Does Takoradi observe daylight saving time?
- No. Takoradi does not observe daylight saving time. The UTC offset remains UTC+0 all year round.
- What is the current UTC offset for Takoradi?
- Takoradi is currently at UTC+0.
- What is the time difference between Takoradi and New York?
- Takoradi is currently 4 hours ahead of New York.
- What is the time difference between Takoradi and London?
- Takoradi is currently 1 hour behind London.
- What is the time difference between Takoradi and Los Angeles?
- Takoradi is currently 7 hours ahead of Los Angeles.
- What is the time difference between Takoradi and Tokyo?
- Takoradi is currently 9 hours behind Tokyo.
- What is the IANA timezone name for Takoradi?
- The IANA timezone database identifier for Takoradi is
Africa/Accra. Use this string in programming languages and APIs: JavaScript (`new Intl.DateTimeFormat('en-US', { timeZone: 'Africa/Accra' })`), Python (`pytz.timezone('Africa/Accra')`), or any IANA-compatible library.