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PST to CST converter

Pacific Time to Central Time. CST is 2 h ahead of PST all year.

From

PST · Los Angeles PDT · UTC−7

  • CST · ChicagoCDT · UTC−5 · 2 h ahead
    11:00Mon, Sep 28
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The gap between PST and CST

2026PST clocksCST clocksDifference
JanuaryPST UTC−8CST UTC−62 h ahead
JulyPDT UTC−7CDT UTC−52 h ahead

Neither clock changes relative to the other, so this gap holds all year.

Convert the other way: CST to PST · Plan a meeting across more places

PST to CST time table

Every hour of the PST day and the matching CST time, for a mid-January and a mid-July date (they are identical, since the gap never changes).

PSTCST · January
12:00 AM2:00 AM
1:00 AM3:00 AM
2:00 AM4:00 AM
3:00 AM5:00 AM
4:00 AM6:00 AM
5:00 AM7:00 AM
6:00 AM8:00 AM
7:00 AM9:00 AM
8:00 AM10:00 AM
9:00 AM11:00 AM
10:00 AM12:00 PM
11:00 AM1:00 PM
12:00 PM2:00 PM
1:00 PM3:00 PM
2:00 PM4:00 PM
3:00 PM5:00 PM
4:00 PM6:00 PM
5:00 PM7:00 PM
6:00 PM8:00 PM
7:00 PM9:00 PM
8:00 PM10:00 PM
9:00 PM11:00 PM
10:00 PM12:00 AM (+1 day)
11:00 PM1:00 AM (+1 day)

About these two clocks

PST — Pacific Time. Used in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, Vancouver. PST is the winter name; from March to November the same clocks show PDT (UTC−7).

CST — Central Time. Used in Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Mexico City is separate. CST is the winter name; in summer the same clocks run on CDT (UTC−5). Conversions here follow the clocks.

All figures on this page come from the IANA time zone database (the same data your phone and laptop use), evaluated for the date in question. Abbreviations are ambiguous — “IST” also means Irish or Israel Standard Time, and “CST” is China Standard Time in Asia — so this page uses America/Los_Angeles and America/Chicago explicitly.

Questions people ask

How many hours ahead or behind is CST compared with PST?

CST is 2 h ahead of PST all year, because the offset between the two clocks does not change.

What is 9 am PST in CST?

On a January date, 9:00 am PST is 11:00 AM CST. Use the converter above for any other date.

Which cities use PST?

Pacific Time (PST) is used in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, Vancouver. PST is the winter name; from March to November the same clocks show PDT (UTC−7).

Which cities use CST?

Central Time (CST) is used in Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Mexico City is separate. CST is the winter name; in summer the same clocks run on CDT (UTC−5). Conversions here follow the clocks.

When is a good time for a PST–CST call?

Look for the hours where both columns in the table fall between about 8 am and 6 pm. If none exist, the meeting planner on our home page shows the least-bad options and lets you share a link that converts for every attendee.

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