Ghana
Time now in Shama
Sunrise 06:02Sunset 06:17Time zone UTC +0
Time zone
Africa/Accra
UTC offset
UTC +0
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
105,173
Sunrise
06:02
Sunset
06:17
Day length
12h 16m
Coordinates
5.02, -1.63
Time difference from Shama
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Shama right now.
Shama on the map
About the time in Shama
Shama runs on Africa/Accra, which puts the city UTC +0 from Coordinated Universal Time right now. The clock at the top of this page is not copied from your device: it is anchored to our reference timestamp and re-rendered every second against the IANA time zone database, so it stays right even when a laptop or phone has quietly drifted.
Around 105,173 people live in Shama, and all of them keep the same civil time, so the reading above applies to the whole urban area — not just the city centre.
The zone identifier Africa/Accra is the value you want in code, calendars and travel systems. Abbreviations change with the season, but Africa/Accra keeps pointing at Accra time whatever the date, which is why every timestamp on this page is built from it.
Frequently asked questions about time in Shama
- Is the clock on this page accurate?
- It is synchronised with our server rather than your device, then formatted for Africa/Accra, so a drifting device clock does not affect what you see.
- Does Shama change its clocks for daylight saving?
- No. Shama keeps UTC +0 throughout the year.
- How far ahead or behind UTC is Shama?
- Shama is UTC +0 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- What time is it in Shama right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Shama, updating every second from Africa/Accra (UTC +0).
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