Current CST time

Some locations are observed CST while the others are on daylight savings time/summer time. May be you should see Central Time instead.
DST observation ends on Sunday 03 November 2019, 02:00

What is Central Standard Time

CST timing

CST (Central Standard Time) is one of the well-known names of UTC-6 time zone which is 6h. behind of UTC (Coordinated Universal Time).The time offset from UTC can be written as -06:00.

It's used during the winter. During the summer CDT - Central Daylight Time (UTC-5) is in use.

Some locations use CST all year long.

Time difference to GMT/UTC

6 hours behind (UTC-06)

Other Time Zones which are named CST

Abbreviation	Name
CST	China Standard Time
CST	Cuba Standard Time

Related timezone

CDT - Central Daylight Time, CT - Central Time

Iana Timezones where CST is currently observed

America/Belize	America/Costa_Rica
America/El_Salvador	America/Guatemala
America/Managua	America/Regina
America/Swift_Current	America/Tegucigalpa

Other Time Zones in UTC-06

Abbreviation	Name
EAST	Easter Island Standard Time
GALT	Galapagos Time
MDT	Mountain Daylight Time

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What is Central Standard Time: abbreviation, main facts, offsets, and other information about the time zone.