BST to CDT Converter
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1:00 pm13:00 BST (UTC+1), Oct 7, 2026 = 7:00 am07:00 CDT (UTC-5), Oct 7, 2026
BST is 6 hours ahead of CDT.
BST and CDT examples
These examples always use BST (UTC+1) and CDT (UTC-5). They stay the same when you change the date or time above. The selected conversion may differ when daylight saving time applies.
BST is 6 hours ahead of CDT.
How the time difference changes
For most of the year, BST is 6 hours ahead of CDT. At other times of the year, GMT is 6 hours ahead of CST or GMT is 5 hours ahead of CDT.
For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in BST correspond to 3:00 am to 11:00 am in CDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in GMT correspond to 3:00 am to 11:00 am in CST or working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in GMT correspond to 4:00 am to 12:00 pm in CDT.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in BST correspond to 03:00 to 11:00 in CDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in GMT correspond to 03:00 to 11:00 in CST or working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in GMT correspond to 04:00 to 12:00 in CDT.
Compare BST time with CDT time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.
Time Difference
British Summer Time is 6 hours ahead of Central Daylight Time.
1:00 pm13:00 in BST is 7:00 am07:00 in CDT
BST to CDT call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 3pm-5pm15:00-17:00 in BST which corresponds to 9am-11am09:00-11:00 in CDT
1:00 pm13:00 British Summer Time (BST). Offset UTC +1:00 hour
7:00 am07:00 Central Daylight Time (CDT). Offset UTC -5:00 hours
1:00 pm13:00 BST / 7:00 am07:00 CDT
| BST | CDT |
|---|---|
| 12:00am | 6:00pm |
| 1:00am | 7:00pm |
| 2:00am | 8:00pm |
| 3:00am | 9:00pm |
| 4:00am | 10:00pm |
| 5:00am | 11:00pm |
| 6:00am | 12:00am |
| 7:00am | 1:00am |
| 8:00am | 2:00am |
| 9:00am | 3:00am |
| 10:00am | 4:00am |
| 11:00am | 5:00am |
| 12:00pm | 6:00am |
| 1:00pm | 7:00am |
| 2:00pm | 8:00am |
| 3:00pm | 9:00am |
| 4:00pm | 10:00am |
| 5:00pm | 11:00am |
| 6:00pm | 12:00pm |
| 7:00pm | 1:00pm |
| 8:00pm | 2:00pm |
| 9:00pm | 3:00pm |
| 10:00pm | 4:00pm |
| 11:00pm | 5:00pm |
| 00:00 | 18:00 |
| 01:00 | 19:00 |
| 02:00 | 20:00 |
| 03:00 | 21:00 |
| 04:00 | 22:00 |
| 05:00 | 23:00 |
| 06:00 | 00:00 |
| 07:00 | 01:00 |
| 08:00 | 02:00 |
| 09:00 | 03:00 |
| 10:00 | 04:00 |
| 11:00 | 05:00 |
| 12:00 | 06:00 |
| 13:00 | 07:00 |
| 14:00 | 08:00 |
| 15:00 | 09:00 |
| 16:00 | 10:00 |
| 17:00 | 11:00 |
| 18:00 | 12:00 |
| 19:00 | 13:00 |
| 20:00 | 14:00 |
| 21:00 | 15:00 |
| 22:00 | 16:00 |
| 23:00 | 17:00 |
British Summer Time
Offset: BST is 1 hour ahead Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in Europe
Countries using this time zone: Britain (UK), Guernsey, Isle of Man, Jersey
Principal Cities: The largest city in the BST time zone is London in United Kingdom, with about 8.962 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Birmingham, Glasgow, Liverpool, Saint Helier.
Daylight Saving: British Summer Time (BST) is a daylight saving/summer time zone. During winter, some places set clocks back one hour and observe Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
Start: British Summer Time (BST) started on Sunday, March 29, 2026 at 1:00 am01:00 local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Sunday, March 29, 2026, 2:00 am02:00. Daylight saving starts annually on the last Sunday of March.
End: British Summer Time (BST) ends on Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks are set one hour back to Sunday, October 25, 2026, 1:00 am01:00 local standard time instead. Daylight saving ends annually on the last Sunday of October.
BST representations, usage and related time zones
- +01 - basic short
- +0100 - basic
- +01:00 - extended
- +0100 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (01) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of one hour to the east of the zero meridian.
- Alpha - Military abbreviation for BST
- A - short form of 'Alpha'
- Europe/Belfast
- Europe/Guernsey
- Europe/Isle_of_Man
- Europe/Jersey
- Europe/London
- GB
- GB-Eire
- British Summer Time - UTC +1
- Bangladesh Standard Time - UTC +6
- Bougainville Standard Time - UTC +11
- BST - British Summer Time
- CET - Central European Time
- IST - Irish Standard Time
- WEST - Western European Summer Time
- A - Alpha Time Zone
- CET - Central European Time
- MEZ - Mitteleuropäische Zeit
- WAT - West Africa Time
- WST - Western Sahara Summer Time
- BMT - Biel Mean Time
Central Daylight Time
Offset: CDT is 5 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in North America
Countries using this time zone: Canada, Mexico, United States
Principal Cities: The largest city in the CDT time zone is Chicago in the United States, with about 2.664 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Houston, San Antonio, Ciudad Juarez, Dallas.
French: HAC - Heure Avancée du Centre
Spanish: CT - Zona Centro
Daylight Saving: Central Daylight Time (CDT) is a daylight saving/summer time zone. During winter, some places set clocks back one hour and observe Central Standard Time (CST).
Start: Central Daylight Time (CDT) started on Sunday, March 8, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Sunday, March 8, 2026, 3:00 am03:00. Daylight saving starts annually on the second Sunday of March.
End: Central Daylight Time (CDT) ends on Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks are set one hour back to Sunday, November 1, 2026, 1:00 am01:00 local standard time instead. Daylight saving ends annually on the first Sunday of November.
CDT representations, usage and related time zones
- -05 - basic short
- -0500 - basic
- -05:00 - extended
- -0500 - sign character (-) followed by a four digit time providing hours (05) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of five hours to the west of the zero meridian.
- Romeo - Military abbreviation for CDT
- R - short form of 'Romeo'
- America/Chicago
- America/Indiana/Knox
- America/Indiana/Tell_City
- America/Knox_IN
- America/Matamoros
- America/Menominee
- America/North_Dakota/Beulah
- America/North_Dakota/Center
- America/North_Dakota/New_Salem
- America/Ojinaga
- America/Rainy_River
- America/Rankin_Inlet
- America/Resolute
- America/Winnipeg
- CST6CDT
- Canada/Central
- US/Central
- US/Indiana-Starke
- Central Daylight Time - UTC -5
- Cuba Daylight Time - UTC -4
- CDT - Central Daylight Time
- EST - Eastern Standard Time
- ET - Eastern Time
- COT - Colombia Time
- CST - Cuba Standard Time
- EASST - Easter Island Summer Time
- ECT - Ecuador Time
- PET - Peru Time
- R - Romeo Time Zone