Administrative division(s):

• Level 1: Greater Accra
• Level 2: Accra

Current local time in Accra:

04:45 AM, Sunday
Difference from your time zone: hours

Accra on map:^[1]

Accra GPS coordinates^[2]

5° 33' 21.672" North, 0° 11' 48.84" West

Map corner	latitude	longitude
Upper-left	6.25541°,	-0.90002°
Center:	5.55602°,	-0.1969°
Lower-right:	4.8558°,	0.50623°
Map W x H:	155.6×155.6 km	= 96.7×96.7mi

max Lat:	11.0616°   ⇑79.2% North
Accra:	5.55602°
min Lat:	⇓20.8% South 4.86641°

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min Long	Accra	max Long
-2.78516°	-0.1969°	1.19012°
W 79.2%⇐		⇒20.8% E

Elevation

Elevation of Accra is 33 m = 108 ft, and this is 137.2 m = 450 ft below average elevation for this country.

Max E:	477 m = 1565 ft	79.2%
Avg.	170.2 m = 558 ft
Accra	33 m = 108 ft
Min E:	0 m = 0 ft	20.8%

See also: Accra elevation on elevation.city.

Geographical zone

Accra is located in North Torrid zone (between Equator and Tropic of Cancer). Distance of Equator is 617.8 km =383.9 mi to South.

Distance of	km	miles	from Accra
North Pole	9389.3	5834.2	to North
Arctic Circle	6783.4	4215	to North
Tropic Cancer	1988.1	1235.3	to North
Equator	617.8	383.9	to South

Nearby cities:

15 places around Accra: (largest is in red/bold)

• Aburi 32.6 km =20.3 mi, 4°
• Akropong 48.2 km =30 mi, 14°
• Atsiaman 21.4 km =13.3 mi, 317°
• Dome 11.3 km =7 mi, 337°
• Gbawe 12.8 km =8 mi, 280°
• Kasoa 24.5 km =15.2 mi, 264°
• Koforidua 60.2 km =37.4 mi, 353°
• Medina Estates 12.8 km =8 mi, 17°
• Nsawam 32.8 km =20.4 mi, 328°
• Nungua 14.2 km =8.8 mi, 69°
• Suhum 60.8 km =37.8 mi, 332°
• Swedru 55.7 km =34.6 mi, 267°
• Tema 23.6 km =14.7 mi, 57°
• Teshi Old Town 10.4 km =6.5 mi, 72°
• Winneba 52.4 km =32.6 mi, 244°

In other languages:

• In Russian: Аккра
• In Chinese: 阿克拉