CDT to BST Converter
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7:00 am07:00 CDT (UTC-5), Oct 12, 2026 = 1:00 pm13:00 BST (UTC+1), Oct 12, 2026
CDT is 6 hours behind BST.
CDT and BST examples
These examples always use CDT (UTC-5) and BST (UTC+1). They stay the same when you change the date or time above. The selected conversion may differ when daylight saving time applies.
CDT is 6 hours behind BST.
How the time difference changes
For most of the year, CDT is 6 hours behind BST. From Oct 25 to Nov 1, 2026, and from Mar 14 to Mar 28, 2027, CDT is 5 hours behind GMT. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, CST is 6 hours behind GMT.
For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in CDT correspond to 3:00 pm to 11:00 pm in BST. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in CST correspond to 3:00 pm to 11:00 pm in GMT or working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in CDT correspond to 2:00 pm to 10:00 pm in GMT.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in CDT correspond to 15:00 to 23:00 in BST. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in CST correspond to 15:00 to 23:00 in GMT or working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in CDT correspond to 14:00 to 22:00 in GMT.
Compare CDT time with BST time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.
Time Difference
Central Daylight Time is 6 hours behind British Summer Time.
7:00 am07:00 in CDT is 1:00 pm13:00 in BST
CDT to BST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-11am09:00-11:00 in CDT which corresponds to 3pm-5pm15:00-17:00 in BST
7:00 am07:00 Central Daylight Time (CDT). Offset UTC -5:00 hours
1:00 pm13:00 British Summer Time (BST). Offset UTC +1:00 hour
7:00 am07:00 CDT / 1:00 pm13:00 BST
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Central Daylight Time
Offset: CDT is 5 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
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, Dallas, Fort Worth.
French: HAC - Heure Avancée du Centre
Spanish: CT - Zona Centro
Today all shaded areas are on CDT.
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
British Summer Time
Offset: BST is 1 hour ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
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 the United Kingdom, with about 8.962 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Birmingham, Glasgow, Manchester, Sheffield.
Today all shaded areas are on BST.
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