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Akwaaba · For Ghanaians abroad

Ghana is always home

Live Accra time, an honest remittance checker, the Detty December countdown and everything for the trip back.

Made for the diaspora

Live · GMT year-round, no daylight saving

Accra, Ghana

17:34:53

Tuesday, 6 October

Where you are

17:34:53

Same time as Ghana right now

Homecoming countdown

Detty December begins in

55

days

6

hrs

25

min

6

sec

Remittance checker

What will home receive?

At mid-market rateGH₵5,874.74
Home receivesGH₵5,874.74

Mid-market reference, refreshed regularly. We never see your figures.

Send smart, not just fast

  • Compare the offered rate to mid-market first — that gap is usually bigger than the fee.
  • Flat fees punish small transfers; percentage margins punish big ones.
  • Mobile-money delivery in Ghana is often cheapest for family support.
Full money toolkit

Plan the trip home

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Diaspora FAQs

What time is it in Ghana right now?

Ghana runs on Greenwich Mean Time (GMT, UTC+0) all year — the country does not observe daylight saving. The live clock above shows the exact time in Accra next to your local time.

What is the cheapest way to send money to Ghana?

Compare two numbers, not one: the transfer fee AND the exchange rate offered versus the mid-market rate. The checker above shows what disappears inside a weak rate — specialist transfer firms usually beat banks on both.

When is Detty December?

December in Accra is West Africa’s biggest party season — AfroFuture, concerts, beach events and the diaspora return. The countdown above ticks to 1 December; book flights and hotels by September.