Bolgatanga in numbers
- Coordinates
- 10.7856, -0.8514
- Population
- 81 958
- Region
- Upper East
- Country
- Ghana, Africa
- Capital
- Accra — 586 km away
What time is it in Bolgatanga, Upper East, Ghana
What follows is the current local time in Bolgatanga, Upper East, Ghana, in the Africa/Accra zone (+0).
Bolgatanga, Ghana
Tuesday, 3 November 2026
UTC+0 · Africa/Accra
Local time in Bolgatanga
UTC+0 · no daylight saving time
What the clock shows right now in Bolgatanga.
The sun today
Sunrise 5:56 AM Solar noon 11:48 AM Sunset 5:40 PM Daylight 11 h 44 min Night 12 h 16 min Civil twilight 5:35 AM – 6:02 PM
Weather in Bolgatanga right now
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Bolgatanga and its neighbours
Largest cities in Upper East
Same time zone — Africa/Accra
Nearby places
- Bolgatanga Municipal District — 0.0 km
- Bukere — 0.6 km
- Gambibigo — 2.5 km
- Yarigabisi — 3.0 km
- Tindonsablugu — 3.1 km
- Sokabisi — 3.5 km
Bolgatanga: clock, sun and surroundings
Today Bolgatanga gets sunrise at 5:56 AM and sunset at 5:40 PM. That leaves 11 h 44 min of daylight.
Bolgatanga and its neighbours Bolgatanga Municipal District and Bukere keep one clock.
The zone name for Bolgatanga is Africa/Accra and the offset is UTC+0. Daylight saving time: No.
Questions and answers
- Do you know which time zone Bolgatanga uses?
- Bolgatanga uses the Africa/Accra time zone, with an offset of +0.
- What time zone rules apply in Bolgatanga — does the clock change for daylight saving time?
- Daylight saving time in Bolgatanga: No.
- Is there a set time for sunset in Bolgatanga?
- Today the sun sets at 5:40 PM.