Current Time in Bolgatanga, Upper East, Ghana
11:00:40 PM
23:00:40
GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) · UTC
Africa/Accra
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Time zone details
Bolgatanga does not observe daylight saving time in 2026
Daylight in Bolgatanga
Location facts
Place
- Country
- Ghana
- Administrative area
- Upper East
- District
- Bolgatanga Municipal District
- Place type
- City or town
- Country currency
- Ghanaian Cedi (GHS)
Practical
- Languages
- English, Akan, Ewe
- Dialing code
- +233
- Population
- 81,958
- Elevation
- Approximately 191 m (DEM estimate)
Geography
- Geographic coordinates
- 10° 47' N / 0° 51' W
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Clock changes in Bolgatanga
2026
No clock or time-zone designation changes in 2026
Future clock changes, 2027–2030
Sun & Moon details
Sun
- Sunrise
- Solar noon
- Sunset
- Daylight duration
- 12 hr 13 min35 sec shorter than the previous day
Twilight
- Civil twilight
- –
- Nautical twilight
- –
- Astronomical twilight
- –
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Saturday, September 12, 2026
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Sun
- Sunrise
- Sunset
- Day length
- 12 hr 13 min35 sec shorter than the previous day
- Solar noon
- (83.3° altitude)
Civil twilight
- Dawn to dusk
- –
Additional twilight
- Nautical dawn to dusk
- –
- Astronomical dawn to dusk
- –
Moon
- Phase
- New Moon (2% illuminated)
- Moonrise
- Moonset
- Previous principal phase
- New Moon — Friday, September 11, 2026 at
- Next principal phase
- First Quarter — Friday, September 18, 2026 at
Seven-day daylight outlook
| Local date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Daily change |
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| 12 hr 13 min | 35 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 12 hr 12 min | 35 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 12 hr 12 min | 36 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 12 hr 11 min | 35 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 12 hr 10 min | 35 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 12 hr 10 min | 36 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 12 hr 09 min | 35 sec shorter than the previous day |
Weather forecast for Bolgatanga
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Time context
Bolgatanga follows the same clock and daylight-saving rules as Accra
Current time offsetUTC (GMT)
View time differencesUpcoming national public holidays in Ghana
- Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Day
- Farmers Day
- Christmas Day
Nearby scheduled airports for Bolgatanga, Upper East, Ghana
Yakubu Tali International AirportTMLLarge airport · Serves Tamale137 km south
Source: OurAirports record · TML / DGLE
About 137 km (85.1 mi) south of Bolgatanga
Scheduled airline service in source data
Ouagadougou Thomas Sankara International AirportOUALarge airport · Serves Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso189 km north-northwest
Source: OurAirports record · OUA / DFFD
About 189 km (117 mi) north-northwest of Bolgatanga
Scheduled airline service in source data
Frequently asked questions
- What time zone is Bolgatanga in?
- Bolgatanga currently uses Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). Its IANA time zone is Africa/Accra.
- When is the next clock change in Bolgatanga?
- No clock changes are scheduled for Bolgatanga in the next 12 months
- Does Bolgatanga observe daylight saving time?
- Bolgatanga does not observe daylight saving time in 2026
- What is the UTC offset in Bolgatanga right now?
- Bolgatanga is currently UTC