CST Time Zone — CST (UTC-06:00)
CST runs on Central Standard Time at UTC-06:00. It is currently observing daylight saving time (UTC-05:00), and will return to standard time (UTC-06:00) on Sun, Nov 1, 2026. Convert CST time to any city below, or use the full converter.
Current UTC offset
UTC-06:00
IANA zone
America/Chicago
Daylight saving
Observed — clocks currently forward
Zone abbreviation
CST
About the CST time zone
Central Standard Time (CST) covers the central region of North America. It is the second most populous time zone in the US, including major cities like Chicago, Houston, and Dallas. CST is also used in Mexico City and much of Central America including Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, and Costa Rica. During summer, most of the US and Canada switch to Central Daylight Time (CDT, UTC-05:00), while Mexico and Central American countries generally remain on CST.
Countries on CST
United States (Central)Canada (Manitoba, Saskatchewan)MexicoGuatemalaHondurasEl SalvadorCosta RicaNicaraguaBelize
Major cities on CST
ChicagoHoustonDallasSan AntonioMexico CityAustinWinnipegMemphisMilwaukeeNashvilleKansas CityNew OrleansMinneapolisGuatemala City
Convert CST time to another city
Americas
- CST to New YorkCST → EST
- CST to Los AngelesCST → PST
- CST to ChicagoCST → CST
- CST to DenverCST → MST
- CST to TorontoCST → EST
- CST to VancouverCST → PST
- CST to Mexico CityCST → CST
- CST to São PauloCST → BRT
- CST to Buenos AiresCST → ART
- CST to HonoluluCST → HST
- CST to BogotáCST → COT
- CST to LimaCST → PET
- CST to SantiagoCST → CLT
- CST to AnchorageCST → AKST
- CST to EdmontonCST → MST
- CST to HalifaxCST → AST
Europe
- CST to LondonCST → GMT
- CST to DublinCST → GMT
- CST to ParisCST → CET
- CST to BerlinCST → CET
- CST to AmsterdamCST → CET
- CST to MadridCST → CET
- CST to RomeCST → CET
- CST to ZurichCST → CET
- CST to StockholmCST → CET
- CST to MoscowCST → MSK
- CST to IstanbulCST → TRT
- CST to LisbonCST → WET
- CST to WarsawCST → CET
- CST to ViennaCST → CET
- CST to AthensCST → EET
- CST to HelsinkiCST → EET
- CST to OsloCST → CET
- CST to CopenhagenCST → CET
- CST to BrusselsCST → CET
- CST to PragueCST → CET
- CST to BudapestCST → CET
- CST to BucharestCST → EET
- CST to KyivCST → EET
Asia
- CST to DubaiCST → GST
- CST to MumbaiCST → IST
- CST to DelhiCST → IST
- CST to BangaloreCST → IST
- CST to KathmanduCST → NPT
- CST to BangkokCST → ICT
- CST to SingaporeCST → SGT
- CST to Hong KongCST → HKT
- CST to ShanghaiCST → CST
- CST to BeijingCST → CST
- CST to TokyoCST → JST
- CST to OsakaCST → JST
- CST to SeoulCST → KST
- CST to TaipeiCST → CST
- CST to ManilaCST → PHT
- CST to JakartaCST → WIB
- CST to RiyadhCST → AST
- CST to DohaCST → AST
- CST to TehranCST → IRST
- CST to KarachiCST → PKT
- CST to DhakaCST → BST
- CST to Kuala LumpurCST → MYT
- CST to Ho Chi MinhCST → ICT
- CST to ColomboCST → IST
Pacific
Convert another city's time to CST
- New York to CSTEST → CST
- Los Angeles to CSTPST → CST
- Chicago to CSTCST → CST
- Denver to CSTMST → CST
- Toronto to CSTEST → CST
- Vancouver to CSTPST → CST
- Mexico City to CSTCST → CST
- São Paulo to CSTBRT → CST
- Buenos Aires to CSTART → CST
- London to CSTGMT → CST
- Dublin to CSTGMT → CST
- Paris to CSTCET → CST
- Berlin to CSTCET → CST
- Amsterdam to CSTCET → CST
- Madrid to CSTCET → CST
- Rome to CSTCET → CST
- Zurich to CSTCET → CST
- Stockholm to CSTCET → CST
- Moscow to CSTMSK → CST
- Istanbul to CSTTRT → CST
- Dubai to CSTGST → CST
- Mumbai to CSTIST → CST
- Delhi to CSTIST → CST
- Bangalore to CSTIST → CST
- Kathmandu to CSTNPT → CST
- Bangkok to CSTICT → CST
- Singapore to CSTSGT → CST
- Hong Kong to CSTHKT → CST
- Shanghai to CSTCST → CST
- Beijing to CSTCST → CST
- Tokyo to CSTJST → CST
- Osaka to CSTJST → CST
- Seoul to CSTKST → CST
- Taipei to CSTCST → CST
- Manila to CSTPHT → CST
- Jakarta to CSTWIB → CST
- Sydney to CSTAEST → CST
- Melbourne to CSTAEST → CST
- Perth to CSTAWST → CST
- Auckland to CSTNZST → CST
- Honolulu to CSTHST → CST
- Cairo to CSTEET → CST
- Johannesburg to CSTSAST → CST
- Lagos to CSTWAT → CST
- Nairobi to CSTEAT → CST
- Lisbon to CSTWET → CST
- Warsaw to CSTCET → CST
- Vienna to CSTCET → CST
- Athens to CSTEET → CST
- Helsinki to CSTEET → CST
- Oslo to CSTCET → CST
- Copenhagen to CSTCET → CST
- Brussels to CSTCET → CST
- Prague to CSTCET → CST
- Budapest to CSTCET → CST
- Bucharest to CSTEET → CST
- Kyiv to CSTEET → CST
- Riyadh to CSTAST → CST
- Doha to CSTAST → CST
- Tehran to CSTIRST → CST
- Karachi to CSTPKT → CST
- Dhaka to CSTBST → CST
- Kuala Lumpur to CSTMYT → CST
- Ho Chi Minh to CSTICT → CST
- Colombo to CSTIST → CST
- Bogotá to CSTCOT → CST
- Lima to CSTPET → CST
- Santiago to CSTCLT → CST
- Casablanca to CSTWET → CST
- Accra to CSTGMT → CST
- Addis Ababa to CSTEAT → CST
- Anchorage to CSTAKST → CST
- Edmonton to CSTMST → CST
- Halifax to CSTAST → CST
Convert CST time to a time zone abbreviation
- CST to UTC
- CST to GMT
- CST to EST
- CST to EDT
- CST to CDT
- CST to MST
- CST to MDT
- CST to PST
- CST to PDT
- CST to AKST
- CST to HST
- CST to AST
- CST to NST
- CST to BRT
- CST to ART
- CST to WET
- CST to CET
- CST to CEST
- CST to EET
- CST to EEST
- CST to MSK
- CST to TRT
- CST to GST
- CST to IST
- CST to NPT
- CST to BST
- CST to BDST
- CST to PKT
- CST to IRST
- CST to MYT
- CST to COT
- CST to PET
- CST to CLT
- CST to ICT
- CST to WIB
- CST to HKT
- CST to SGT
- CST to PHT
- CST to AWST
- CST to JST
- CST to KST
- CST to ACST
- CST to AEST
- CST to AEDT
- CST to NZST
- CST to NZDT
- CST to WAT
- CST to CAT
- CST to EAT
- CST to SAST
Convert CST time to a country
- CST to Mexico
- CST to Brazil
- CST to Argentina
- CST to United Kingdom
- CST to Ireland
- CST to France
- CST to Germany
- CST to Netherlands
- CST to Spain
- CST to Italy
- CST to Switzerland
- CST to Sweden
- CST to Russia
- CST to Turkey
- CST to United Arab Emirates
- CST to India
- CST to Nepal
- CST to Thailand
- CST to Singapore
- CST to Hong Kong
- CST to China
- CST to Japan
- CST to South Korea
- CST to Taiwan
- CST to Philippines
- CST to Indonesia
- CST to New Zealand
- CST to Egypt
- CST to South Africa
- CST to Nigeria
- CST to Kenya
- CST to Portugal
- CST to Poland
- CST to Austria
- CST to Greece
- CST to Finland
- CST to Norway
- CST to Denmark
- CST to Belgium
- CST to Czechia
- CST to Hungary
- CST to Romania
- CST to Ukraine
- CST to Saudi Arabia
- CST to Qatar
- CST to Iran
- CST to Pakistan
- CST to Bangladesh
- CST to Malaysia
- CST to Vietnam
- CST to Sri Lanka
- CST to Colombia
- CST to Peru
- CST to Chile
- CST to Morocco
- CST to Ghana
- CST to Ethiopia