Cape Coast — time and weather
Cape Coast is a city in Ghana, in the Africa/Accra time zone. This page shows the current local time in Cape Coast and the current weather: temperature, precipitation and wind speed.
About the time in Cape Coast
Local time in Cape Coast is based on the Africa/Accra time zone. Daylight saving time, where it applies in this region, is handled automatically. The current offset from Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) is shown next to the clock. The time on this page updates every second and is synced with your device clock.
About the country and city
Ghana is a West African country on the Gulf of Guinea, known for gold, cocoa, slave-trade forts and its friendliness.
More about the country: Ghana →What to see in Cape Coast
Sights and historical places
- Cape Coast Castle, the largest slave-trade fortress and a UNESCO World Heritage site with its 'door of no return'.
- The nearby Elmina Castle (São Jorge da Mina) of 1482, the oldest European building south of the Sahara.
- Kakum National Park, with its canopy walkway suspended over the rainforest.
- The old fishing harbour and Fort William, whose lighthouse rises over a colourful port.
Museums
- The museum in Cape Coast Castle, devoted to the transatlantic slave trade and its memory.
- The Elmina Castle museum, with displays on the Portuguese and Dutch eras.
- The Cape Coast Centre for National Culture, with traditional crafts and Fante chiefly regalia.
Where to spend time
- Walking the canopy walkway above the forest in Kakum National Park.
- The coastal beaches and fishing villages with their pirogues and nets.
- The Fante people's Fetu Afahye festival, with bright processions and drumming.
Local cuisine
In Cape Coast people eat fresh grilled fish and lobster from the coast, banku and kenkey with shito sauce, fufu with snail soup, and palm-nut soup with seafood.