Algeria
CET
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm
CST
Central Standard Time
GMT -6
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm

Compare Algiers time with CST time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.

Time Difference

CET (Central European Time) is 7 hours ahead of Central Standard Time
1:00 pm13:00 in Algiers, Algeria is 6:00 am06:00 in CST

Algiers to CST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 4pm-5pm in Algiers which corresponds to 9am-10am in CST

1:00 pm13:00 CET (Central European Time) (Algiers, Algeria). Offset UTC +1:00 hour
6:00 am06:00 Central Standard Time (CST). Offset UTC -6:00 hours

1:00 pm13:00 Algiers, Algeria / 6:00 am06:00 CST

Algiers, AlgeriaCST
12am (midnight)5pm
1am6pm
2am7pm
3am8pm
4am9pm
5am10pm
6am11pm
7am12am (midnight)
8am1am
9am2am
10am3am
11am4am
12pm (noon)5am
1pm6am
2pm7am
3pm8am
4pm9am
5pm10am
6pm11am
7pm12pm (noon)
8pm1pm
9pm2pm
10pm3pm
11pm4pm
00:0017:00
01:0018:00
02:0019:00
03:0020:00
04:0021:00
05:0022:00
06:0023:00
07:0000:00
08:0001:00
09:0002:00
10:0003:00
11:0004:00
12:0005:00
13:0006:00
14:0007:00
15:0008:00
16:0009:00
17:0010:00
18:0011:00
19:0012:00
20:0013:00
21:0014:00
22:0015:00
23:0016:00

Algiers Information

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Name
CET - Central European Time
UTC / GMT Offset
+1:00 hours during Central European Time, currently in use.

Algiers Facts

Country
Algeria
Alternative Names
ALG, Al Jazair, Al-jezair, Alcher, Alge, Algeirsborg, Alger, Algeri, Algero, Algier, Algiers, Algir, Alg·èr, Algê, Algír, Alje, Aljer, Aljir, Alse, Alxer, Alzer, Alzhir, Alzhir khot, Alzhir shaary, Alzhyr, Alziir, Alzir, Alzira, Alzirs, Alzyras, Alĝero, Alžiir, Alžir, Alžyras, Alžír, Alžěr, Alžīra, Alžīrs, Argel, Argier, Argièr, Arhel, Arjel, Arxel, Caesair, Cathair na hAilgeire, Cathair na hAilgéire, Cezayir, Cäsair, Icosium, Jazoir, Zzayer, a er ji er, ala-jaza'ira, alajiyarsa, alje, alji'ersa, aljiyars, aljiyarsa, aljyrz, aljzayr, aljzayr (mdynt), aljzayr alʿasmt, aljzyrh, alzhiri, aruje, jەzayyr, mdynt aljzayr, yaljyr, Əlcəzair, ʼlgyr, Αλγέρι, Алжир, Алжир хот, Алжир шаары, Алжыр, Алҷазоир, Ալժիր, אלגיר, אלזשירס, ئالجىر, الجزائر, الجزائر (مدينة), الجزائر العاصمة, الجزائر شہر, الجزيره, الجزیره, الجیرز, جەزائیر, مدينة الجزائر, ܓܙܐܐܪ, अल्जीएर्स, अल्जीयर्स, আলজিয়ার্স, ਅਲ-ਜਜ਼ਾਇਰ, அல்ஜியர்ஸ், അൾജിയേഴ്സ്, แอลเจียร์, ཨཱལ་ཇི་ཡར་སི།, အယ်လဂျီးယားမြို့, ალჟირი, አልጀርስ, アルジェ, 阿爾及爾, 알제
Population
1,977,663
Currency
Dinar (DZD)
Geographic Coordinates
36° 43' N Latitude / 3° 05' E Longitude
International Dialing Code
+213

Central Standard Time

Offset: CST is 6 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in North America

Countries using this time zone: Belize, Canada, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, El Salvador, United States

Principal Cities: The largest city in the CST time zone is Mexico City in Mexico, with about 12.294 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Chicago, Houston, Iztapalapa, Ecatepec.

French: HNC - Heure Normale du Centre

Spanish: CT - Tiempo Central Estándar, CT - Zona Centro

CST Time Zone Geo Map
CST timezone map

Daylight Saving: This is a standard time zone. During summer, some places set clocks forward one hour for daylight saving time and observe Central Daylight Time (CDT).

Daylight saving time clock moves back for one hour from 2am to 1amStart: Central Standard Time (CST) started on Sunday, November 2, 2025 at 2:00 am local time and clocks were set one hour back to Sunday, November 2, 2025, 1:00 am. Standard time starts annually on the first Sunday of November.

Daylight saving time clock moves forward for one hour from 2am to 3amEnd: Central Standard Time (CST) ends on Sunday, March 8, 2026 at 2:00 am local time and clocks are set one hour forward to Sunday, March 8, 2026, 3:00 am local daylight time instead. Standard time ends annually on the second Sunday of March.

CST representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • -06 - basic short
  • -0600 - basic
  • -06:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • -0600 - sign character (-) followed by a four digit time providing hours (06) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of six hours to the west of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Sierra - Military abbreviation for CST
  • S - short form of 'Sierra'
IANA/Olson: Reflects CST time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • America/Bahia_Banderas
  • America/Belize
  • America/Chicago
  • America/Chihuahua
  • America/Costa_Rica
  • America/El_Salvador
  • America/Guatemala
  • America/Indiana/Knox
  • America/Indiana/Tell_City
  • America/Knox_IN
  • America/Managua
  • America/Matamoros
  • America/Menominee
  • America/Merida
  • America/Mexico_City
  • America/Monterrey
  • America/North_Dakota/Beulah
  • America/North_Dakota/Center
  • America/North_Dakota/New_Salem
  • America/Ojinaga
  • America/Rainy_River
  • America/Rankin_Inlet
  • America/Regina
  • America/Resolute
  • America/Swift_Current
  • America/Tegucigalpa
  • America/Winnipeg
  • CST6CDT
  • Canada/Central
  • Canada/Saskatchewan
  • Mexico/General
  • US/Central
  • US/Indiana-Starke
CST Abbreviation: Several time zones share CST abbreviation and it could refer to these time zones
  • Central Standard Time - UTC -6
  • China Standard Time - UTC +8
  • Cuba Standard Time - UTC -5
Time zones with the GMT -6 offset:
  • CST - Central Standard Time
  • CT - Central Time
  • MDT - Mountain Daylight Time
  • EAST - Easter Island Standard Time
  • GALT - Galapagos Time
  • S - Sierra Time Zone