Right now, local time in Kumasi is 20:35 (GMT, UTC+00:00), and today is Tuesday, October 27, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Kumasi ranks #166 worldwide by population — the largest city in Ghana.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Africa/Accra GMT
- UTC offset
- UTC+00:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 9m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:54
- Sunset
- 17:48
- Day length
- 11h 55m
- Solar noon
- 11:51
- Daylight range
- 11h 44m (winter) – 12h 31m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 97% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Kumasi — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Kumasi through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 6.69° S, 178.38° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Asau Village, Tuvalu, about 95 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 08:35 GMT+12 (Pacific/Funafuti)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Kumasi today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:42
- Sunrise
- 05:53
- Dhuhr
- 11:51
- Asr
- 15:11
- Maghrib
- 17:48
- Isha
- 18:54
- Qibla direction
- 65.4° from north (ENE (65°))
Full prayer timetable for Kumasi — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Kumasi sits in the Africa/Accra time zone, UTC+00:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 55m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. As the largest city in Ghana, its local time is a common point of coordination.
Kumasi's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 4,704 km away; even Sydney lies some 15,900 km off. Its position on the globe is 6.69° N, 1.62° W, and the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth is described in the antipode section below.
Time difference with major cities
| Los Angeles | 13:35 | −7h |
| Chicago | 15:35 | −5h |
| São Paulo | 17:35 | −3h |
| London | 20:35 | same time |
| Paris | 21:35 | +1h |
| Moscow | 23:35 | +3h |
| Dubai | 00:35 | +4h |
| Mumbai | 02:05 | +5h 30m |
| Singapore | 04:35 | +8h |
| Hong Kong | 04:35 | +8h |
| Tokyo | 05:35 | +9h |
| Sydney | 07:35 | +11h |
Best time to call Kumasi
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Kumasi local time:
Cities sharing Kumasi's time zone
Other cities in Ghana
- Accra20:35
- Tamale20:35
- Takoradi20:35
- Sekondi20:35
- Cape Coast20:35
- Atsiaman20:35
- Ashaiman20:35
- Obuase20:35
- Tema20:35
- Koforidua20:35
- Teshi Old Town20:35
- Sekondi-Takoradi20:35
Distances from Kumasi
| Paris | 4,704 km | N (4°) |
| London | 4,986 km | N (1°) |
| São Paulo | 5,930 km | SW (234°) |
| Dubai | 6,374 km | ENE (64°) |
| Moscow | 6,456 km | NNE (25°) |
| Mumbai | 8,139 km | ENE (72°) |
| Chicago | 9,182 km | NW (311°) |
| Singapore | 11,694 km | E (87°) |
| Los Angeles | 11,972 km | NW (309°) |
| Hong Kong | 12,324 km | ENE (63°) |
| Tokyo | 13,808 km | NE (38°) |
| Sydney | 15,900 km | SE (141°) |
Cities near Kumasi
FAQ
What time is it in Kumasi right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Kumasi (Ghana), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Kumasi in?
Kumasi runs on the Africa/Accra IANA time zone (UTC+00:00), currently abbreviated GMT.
Does Kumasi observe daylight saving time?
Kumasi does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Kumasi today?
Kumasi sees sunrise at 05:54 and sunset at 17:48 today, giving 11h 55m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Kumasi tonight?
The moon phase over Kumasi tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 96.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Kumasi?
The antipode of Kumasi — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 6.69° S, 178.38° E. It falls on land, near Asau Village, Tuvalu, about 95 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Kumasi?
Kumasi lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Kumasi?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Kumasi, clocks run about 9 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.