CEST to CST converter
When it's 9:00 am in Berlin, it's 2:00 am in Chicago. Only 1 hour of your working days overlap, so the meeting slot is worth picking with care.
Convert Central European Summer Time (CEST) to Central Standard Time (CST) for any date and time.
Central Time is 7 hours behind Central European Time for most of the year.
Right now Central European Time is on CEST (UTC+2) and Central Time is on CDT (UTC−5). Central European Time switches back to standard time on 25 October 2026.
EU clocks go back on 25 October 2026. From then, CST is 6 hours behind CEST.
9:00 am to 5:00 pm CEST is 2:00 am to 10:00 am CDT.
- 8:00 am CEST is 1:00 am CDT
- 9:00 am CEST is 2:00 am CDT
- 10:00 am CEST is 3:00 am CDT
- 12:00 pm CEST is 5:00 am CDT
- 3:00 pm CEST is 8:00 am CDT
- 5:00 pm CEST is 10:00 am CDT
Hours in Central European Time, Fri, Oct 23
Central European Time
Berlin, Paris, Rome, Madrid
Fri, Oct 23
CEST · UTC+2ReferenceWorking hoursCentral Time
US, Canada & Mexico
Fri, Oct 23
CDT · UTC−5−7h from Central European TimeOutside working hours
Best time to meet: 4:00 PM–5:00 PM in Central European Time on Fri, Oct 23, when everyone is inside working hours.
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CEST to CST conversion table
Every hour of the day in CEST, converted to CDT. Shaded cells are working hours (9:00 am to 5:00 pm); green rows are working hours in both zones.
| CEST / CET | CDT (with CEST)Until 25 October 2026; 1 November 2026 to 14 March 2027; From 28 March 2027 | CDT (with CET)25 October 2026 to 1 November 2026; 14 March 2027 to 28 March 2027 |
|---|---|---|
| 12:00 am | 5:00 pm CDT(day before) | 6:00 pm CDT(day before) |
| 1:00 am | 6:00 pm CDT(day before) | 7:00 pm CDT(day before) |
| 2:00 am | 7:00 pm CDT(day before) | 8:00 pm CDT(day before) |
| 3:00 am | 8:00 pm CDT(day before) | 9:00 pm CDT(day before) |
| 4:00 am | 9:00 pm CDT(day before) | 10:00 pm CDT(day before) |
| 5:00 am | 10:00 pm CDT(day before) | 11:00 pm CDT(day before) |
| 6:00 am | 11:00 pm CDT(day before) | 12:00 am CDT |
| 7:00 am | 12:00 am CDT | 1:00 am CDT |
| 8:00 am | 1:00 am CDT | 2:00 am CDT |
| 9:00 am | 2:00 am CDT | 3:00 am CDT |
| 10:00 am | 3:00 am CDT | 4:00 am CDT |
| 11:00 am | 4:00 am CDT | 5:00 am CDT |
| 12:00 pm | 5:00 am CDT | 6:00 am CDT |
| 1:00 pm | 6:00 am CDT | 7:00 am CDT |
| 2:00 pm | 7:00 am CDT | 8:00 am CDT |
| 3:00 pm | 8:00 am CDT | 9:00 am CDT |
| 4:00 pm | 9:00 am CDT | 10:00 am CDT |
| 5:00 pm | 10:00 am CDT | 11:00 am CDT |
| 6:00 pm | 11:00 am CDT | 12:00 pm CDT |
| 7:00 pm | 12:00 pm CDT | 1:00 pm CDT |
| 8:00 pm | 1:00 pm CDT | 2:00 pm CDT |
| 9:00 pm | 2:00 pm CDT | 3:00 pm CDT |
| 10:00 pm | 3:00 pm CDT | 4:00 pm CDT |
| 11:00 pm | 4:00 pm CDT | 5:00 pm CDT |
Best times to meet
Your working hours overlap for 1 hour, from 4:00 pm CEST (9:00 am CDT) to 5:00 pm CEST (10:00 am CDT). That's the best window for a meeting.
About these time zones
CEST: Central European Summer Time
Central European Summer Time is UTC+2.
Germany, France, Spain, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Sweden and the rest of Central Europe, from the last Sunday in March to the last Sunday in October.
CST: Central Standard Time
Central Standard Time is UTC−6. CST is also used for China Standard Time (UTC+8) and Cuba Standard Time (UTC−5). This page converts North American Central Time.
Texas, Illinois, Minnesota, Louisiana and most of the Midwest and South, plus Manitoba in Canada. Saskatchewan and most of Mexico stay on CST all year. CT is the short form for the whole zone.
Most places on Central Time are on CDT (UTC−5) right now, not CST. People still say "CST" all year, so the times on this page follow the clocks and show CDT until 1 November 2026.
How the difference changes
Right now CDT is 7 hours behind CEST. From 25 October 2026, when EU clocks go back, the difference becomes 6 hours. From 1 November 2026, when US clocks go back, the difference becomes 7 hours. From 14 March 2027, when US clocks go forward, the difference becomes 6 hours. From 28 March 2027, when EU clocks go forward, the difference becomes 7 hours.