CST — Central Standard Time
The standard time of central North America in winter, including Chicago, Houston, Mexico City, and Winnipeg. Switches to CDT during daylight saving.
- Abbreviation
- CST
- Full name
- Central Standard Time
- UTC offset
- UTC-6
- Type
- Standard time
- Daylight saving variant
- CDT
Cities that use CST as their standard time
Note: CST is ambiguous — it also refers to China Standard Time (UTC+8). On this site, /timezone/cst/ refers to the North American variant; for the Chinese variant, see Shanghai's city page.