🇺🇸 CST — Central Standard Time

North America · UTC-6

UTC-6 | DST: UTC-5 (CDT)

Current CST Time

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Full Name

Central Standard Time

Abbreviation

CST

UTC Offset

UTC-6

Daylight Saving Time

Yes — becomes CDT (UTC-5) from March to November

Region

North America

During DST

UTC-5 (CDT)

Current Time in Major CST Cities

Chicago—

Dallas—

Houston—

Mexico City—

Winnipeg—

San Antonio—

Memphis—

New Orleans—

Countries & Territories Using CST

United States (Central states)Canada (Manitoba, Saskatchewan)Mexico (most regions)

About CST — Central Standard Time

Central Standard Time (CST) is UTC-6 and is used across the central region of North America including major US cities like Chicago, Dallas, and Houston.

Converting CST to Other Time Zones

Use our Time Zone Converter to instantly convert CST to any other time zone worldwide. You can also add North America cities to the World Clock to track multiple time zones simultaneously.

Daylight Saving Time in CST

Yes — becomes CDT (UTC-5) from March to November. For a full list of DST changes worldwide, see our DST Changes page.

Convert CST to any time zone

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