CST – Central Standard Time
Current CST time
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UTC−6
Quick facts
- Full name
- Central Standard Time
- UTC offset
- UTC−6
- Daylight-saving counterpart
- CDT – Central Daylight Time (UTC−5)
Cities in this zone
Central Standard Time (CST) is UTC−6. The clock above always shows CST itself — a fixed offset, independent of any daylight-saving switch.
Regions using this zone move their clocks with the seasons between CST and CDT — the linked city pages always show what applies locally right now.
Note: “CST” can also stand for China Standard Time (UTC+8) or Cuba Standard Time.