Daylight hours in Accra today

Accra lies at 6°N. In Accra, day length ranges from 11h 48m in winter to 12h 27m in summer — a swing of about 0h 39m.

Solar noon — the moment the sun is highest — falls at 11:59 in Accra, almost exactly when the clock says 12. At midday the sun currently stands 89.3° above the horizon in Accra. Accra lies inside the tropics, so twice a year the midday sun passes straight overhead; at the opposite solstice it still reaches 61.0°.

Day length changes fastest near the spring and autumn equinoxes and slowest near the longest day and shortest day of the year. See the year chart to visualise how daylight hours shift month by month for Accra.

The longest day in Accra is around 12h 27m (around June 21). The shortest is around 11h 48m (around December 21).